This is a news that relaunches the debates on the state of health of Pope Francis. On March 24, the bishop of Rome spoke with a weak and hesitant voice and did not deliver his homily as planned.
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This Friday, March 29, the Vatican announced that the sovereign pontiff canceled at the last minute his participation in the Stations of the Cross in the Colosseum in Rome. Strengthen concerns about their health status.
“To preserve your health”
Already in 2023, the Argentine Jesuit had already canceled his participation in 2023 for health reasons, a few days after a three-day hospitalization for bronchitis, but this decision had been communicated in advance, unlike this again In recent days, he has been forced on several occasions to delegate the reading of several speeches for health reasons.
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“To preserve his health in view of tomorrow’s vigil and Easter Sunday Mass, Pope Francis will follow the Stations of the Cross in the Colosseum from the Residenza Sainte Marthe this evening,” the Vatican announced in a press release this Friday, March 29.
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Jorge Bergoglio, who uses a wheelchair, has suffered a series of health problems in recent years, including knees, hips and colon. This Sunday, March 31, he must preside over the Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square before giving the blessing “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the city and to the world”), during which he will generally review international conflicts.