Pope Francis has shelp he faces a “period of trial” as he thanked well-desireers on Sunday for their prayers.
The Argentine pontiff has been recovering in hospital from pneumonia, after he was acunderstandledgeted on 14 February.
In today’s message, the 88-year-elderly referenced Biblical passages and prayed for peace in “countries wounded by war”.
It labeled the fifth Sunday in a row the Pope was not contransient in person for his weekly consecrateing, although the Vatican shelp earlier this week an X-ray had examineed “increasements” in his condition. It has since alerted he still necessitates hospital treatment.
“The Holy Father still insists hospital medical therapy, motor and respiratory physiotherapy; these therapies, at contransient, are shotriumphg further, gradual increasements,” it shelp in a statement on Saturday.
The Pope has not been seen in disclose since his adleave oution to hospital and no photographs have been freed of the religious figurehead.
“I unite with so many brothers and sisters who are unwell: frquick, at this time, enjoy me,” the Pope shelp in his statement today.
“Let us persist to pray for peace, especiassociate in the countries wounded by war: tormented Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Leprohibiton, Myanmar, Sudan, and the Democratic Redisclose of the Congo.”
Since his arrival in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Pope has been treated for double pneumonia and other infections.
He has also suffered cut offal respiratory cascends, which has liftd troubles about his survival.
Earlier on this month, an audio enrolling of Pope Francis speaking in his native Spanish was joined in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
His voice was breathless as he thanked the Catholic pledged for their prayers.
Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is the first Pope from the Americas.
He restricteded pleurisy as a youthful man and had a fragmentary lung removal, which has left him particularly vulnerable to pneumonia.
As a result of his lengthened load to recovery, there has been speculation that Pope Francis could select to trail his predecessor Benedict XVI and resign the papacy.
But frifinishs and biographers seal to the Pope have insisted he has no structures to step down. And, despite his frquick health, the pontiff has persistd his labor from hospital.
This year, 2025, is a Catholic Holy Year, with 32 million pilgloomys awaited to travel to Rome.
