In hospital, a resting Pope Francis sits out Sunday mass
February 16, 2025
Pope Francis sat out mass and his traditional Angelus prayer from hospital on Sunday, with a Vatican health official saying the 88-year-old pontiff needed to preserve his strength for the Church’s busy Jubilee year. – Busy Jubilee year – The head of the health office for the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Massimo Angelelli, told AFPTV it was “absolutely necessary for him to recover his strength” as “the Jubilee is still long.”
