Pope Francis: Warm update and rosary prayer on St. Peter's Square

Pope Francis: Warm update and rosary prayer on St. Peter's Square

Vienna, Austria - Pope Francis' health has stabilized according to the latest information, but patience is required. As the Poliklinik announced, further days of clinical stability are necessary to cope with the complexity of its illness. The Pope took breathing exercises this morning and visited the chapel of his hospital for prayer in the afternoon after a physiotherapeutic session. A bright spot was his return to work, which confirmed the Vatican press office.

Because of his hospital stay, a planned audience had to be canceled for the Holy Year next Saturday. It remains uncertain whether the Pope can publish a text on Sunday at the next Angelus prayer. In the past two weeks he kept the prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace, and in the past he also heard his words from the hospital room or by video connection. On Wednesday evening, numerous believers gathered on St. Peter's Square for the third time to do the rosary prayer, led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

Angelus prayer and message of the Pope

In the past few weeks, Pope Francis has also addressed moving messages to the believers. Last Sunday there was a measurement ceremony in St. Peter, where the Pope commissioned new permanent lectures, including five from Austria. He reflected on the position from the gospel that Jesus describes in Nazareth's synagogue. He asked the question of whether the people in Jesus could actually recognize the Messiah or whether they would only perceive him as the son of a carpenter. This central message, which is both significant and challenging today, was underpinned by the