Pope Francis: Believers pray for his health on St. Peter's Square!

Pope Francis: Believers pray for his health on St. Peter's Square!

A worrying situation around Pope Francis: The 86-year-old Pope was subjected to a computer tomography of the lungs on Tuesday, reports the . In the middle of hospital therapy he received the Vatican State Secretary Cardinal Pietro Parolin and substitute Edgar Peña Parra. Francis also called for a consistory to praise two blessed. These events take place during a critical period of time, since the Pope has been treated in the Roman Gemelli Hospital for eleven days.

In order to pray for his health, believers gathered again on St. Peter's Square, where the rosary prayer under the direction of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle took place. As Domradio was invited to this prayer at short notice, which is to take place every day before St. Peter's Basis. "Christians have been praying for the Pope for 2000 years when he is in danger," said Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and called on the people present to vote in this intercession. Despite the cold and wet weather, many believing people had appeared, including high -ranking clergymen, such as the designated head of government of the Vatican State, sister Raffaella Petrini, and Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller. Even critics of the Pope, such as the cardinals Raymond Leo Burke and Müller, were among the prayers.

The assembly of the faithful in Rome and beyond, including in Buenos Aires, shows the deep connection and the desire for recovery for the Holy Father. At the beginning of prayer, Tagle emphasized the need to feel the "loving presence of the Lord" and the "solidarity of the Christian community". The prayers form an important expression of faith and support in this difficult time for Pope Francis.