On this picture launched by the Vatican, Pope Francis is seen praying inside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Sunday.
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A photograph launched by the Vatican on Sunday confirmed Pope Francis for the primary time since he entered the hospital over a month in the past for a case of bronchitis.
Within the picture revealed on-line by the Holy See Press Workplace, the pontiff was seen seated in a wheelchair within the personal chapel of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
Carrying a white cassock and purple stole, Francis was praying in entrance of the chapel’s altar after having simply completed celebrating mass Sunday morning, the Vatican mentioned.
Although his voice has been heard — Francis despatched an audio message to his supporters in early March — nobody however his medical staff and shut advisers had seen the pope since he was hospitalized on Feb. 14.
Francis entered the hospital with a case of bronchitis and whereas there developed a number of different maladies, together with a polymicrobial an infection and double pneumonia. He’s now in secure situation, and medical doctors say he has been responding effectively to therapies, notably bodily remedy.
In his weekly Angelus prayer launched by the Vatican on Sunday, Francis mirrored on the “period of trial” he and others have confronted whereas sick.
“Our bodies are weak, but even like this, nothing can prevent us from loving, praying, giving ourselves, being shining signs of hope for one another in faith,” he mentioned.
