Pope Francis stays in the hospital: traditional lunch prayer!

Pope Francis stays in the hospital: traditional lunch prayer!

Vatikanstadt, Italien - The Vatican confirmed on February 27, 2025 that Pope Francis, who is currently being treated in the Roman Gemelli Hospital due to a complex respiratory disease and pneumonia, had to cancel an official date again. A special audience planned for Saturday as part of the Holy Year was deleted because the 88-year-old continues to rest to relax. This is reported by the Catholic press agency (Cape). The Pope, who was admitted to the hospital on February 14th due to his illness, had to cancel several appointments in the past, including the Sunday prayers and the general audience.

Despite his health challenges, the Vatican press office announced that Francis had slept well on Saturday and that he could continue to make appointments, among other things the confirmation of new archbishops in Senegal and Argentina as well as a new bishop in Niger. This was supplemented by the information from Vatican News, which also noted that the Pope usually speaks the midday prayer on Sunday at 12 p.m. from the window of the Apostolic Palace. However, for health reasons, however, he has not been able to do so, and his speech was published in writing.

state of health and future appointments

Pope Francis not only suffers from an acute respiratory disease, but also has to struggle with asthmatic complaints, slight renal insufficiency and anemia. The doctors are carefully optimistic and have not yet given the all -clear regarding his state of health. According to journalistic reporting, Francis could not be seen personally during his stay in the hospital because there are no pictures from his hospital room. It remains to be seen whether he can appear on the planned Ash Wednesday service on March 5, since there is still no information from the Vatican, as Cape reported.