Pope Francis falls and injures his arm, Vatican reports

Pope Francis falls and injures his arm, Vatican reports

The Pope Francis has fallen and injured himself on the right arm, but without fractures, as the Vatican announced.

Details on the fall of the Pope

In an explanation, the Stuhl press office announced that the 88-year-old Pontifex fell on Thursday morning in Casa Santa Marta, his residence. He contracted a bruise of the right forearm, but no fracture.

precautionary measures and health problems

The explanation added that his arm was "immobilized" as a precaution. Pope Francis has struggled with several health problems in recent years. This is the second fall within a few weeks. At the beginning of December he was spotted with a great bruise on the chin after he had fallen at night and injured his bedside table.

Mobility restrictions and personal reflection

Since 2022, the Pope has been using a wheelchair due to mobility problems resulting from pain in the knee. In his Newly published autobiography "Hope" expressed in good health but also that "reality is simply that I am old."

acceptance of age

he emphasized that it was "initially embarrassing to have to use a wheelchair", but that age had to be accepted as it is. Francis added: "The church is led with head and heart and not with my legs. I do physiotherapy twice a week, use a walking stick, take as many steps as possible and continue."