Cardinal Re prays for Pope Francis: Hope for recovery grows!

Cardinal Re prays for Pope Francis: Hope for recovery grows!

Vatikanstadt, Italien - Vatican city, February 26, 2025 - In a moving moment, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, head of the Cardinal College, prayed for the complete recovery of Pope Francis during the every evening. In front of over a thousand believers, including numerous cardinals, he expressed the desire that God would soon enable the 88-year-old Pontifex to return to his apostolic service, "in full possession of his physical forces and with the pastoral energy with his own pastoral." This was only done hours after announcing that some of the Pope's clinical values ​​have improved slightly. Pope Francis has been treated in the Roman Gemelli Hospital since February 14th because of a complicated respiratory disease that includes pneumonia on both sides, such as Kap reported.

important appointments in the Vatican

On February 17, 2025, the Vatican announced a significant appointment: Sister Raffaella Petrini FSE is appointed President of the Papal Commission for the State of Vatican City and the Governator Council. It succeeds Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga on March 1 and will play a key role in the Vatican in this function. Petrini has extensive academic and administrative experiences, since she has been working as a general secretary of the governorate since November 2021 and has a degree in political sciences and a doctorate. This appointment reflects an ongoing trend to promote women in high positions within the Vatican hierarchy, which is increasingly being considered in the Catholic Church, such as Catholic news agency reported.