During the afternoon of Thursday, March 6, the Pope Francis decided to send a message to all the faithful of the Catholicism Through a voice note, where he appreciates “with all my heart” the prayers for their health, which have been carried out every night in the Vatican Square of San Pedro From Monday, February 24.
“I appreciate with all my heart the prayers you do for my health from the square, I accompany you from here. God bless you and that the Virgin takes care of them. Thank you, “indicates the Spanish message of the Supreme Pontiff that was disseminated at the beginning of the Rosary, where it can be seen that your voice in the audio is more Tired and chopped.
Your message, only 27 secondsrepresents the first time that the world manages to hear the voice of the Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio Since he began his hospitalization process at the Gemelli Clinic located in Roma City, Italy, last Friday, February 14; seven days after a whole month is completed in the medical center.
The voice of Holy Father It was heard within the framework of a cold winter night in the Vatican Citywhere hundreds of Catholics and Cardinals, who were gathered in the Plaza del Estado, began to applaud Francisco’s effort, who has been fighting for more than three weeks with a bronchitis.
The longest hospitalization of Pope Francis
The 88 -year -old Argentine has not made any public appearance since he was hospitalized for bronchitis, which resulted from a double pneumoniaso thousands of files have been concerned about the state of health of the Supreme Pontiff, taking into consideration that images of Pope Francis have not even been shared in the clinic.
Before sending the voice note, the Holy Father decided to send a message written last Sunday, March 2 on the occasion of the Angelusa sentence that consists of the prayer of three verses interspersed with three “Ave Maria”, Which is traditionally made by the Pope; However, this time it has been absent three consecutive times.
At the moment, 21 days since its hospitalization, the Pope’s state of health is maintained stable And without new respiratory crises, so Francisco made the decision to thank people for their prayers, since it has not presented episodes of respiratory failure or feveraccording to the Vatican doctors.
“The clinical conditions of the Holy Father remained stable regarding the previous days,” the Gemelli Hospital said Monday, March 6; However, specialists still keep the reserved forecastalthough Pope Francis has spent these days alternating the repose With prayer and “some work.”
This is the quarter Hospitalization of Pope Francis since he was chosen as the Supreme Pontiff on March 13, 2013 in the fifth vote of the conclave; Unfortunately for the Argentine, this medical process has been the longest in the almost twelve years of pontificate, and for that reason it has generated a lot of concern.
In the past, Francisco had presented various problems that weakened his health and until 2025, the main causes of his absence had been: the operation in the colonsurgery in the abdomen and its difficulties for walk. Now, for more discomfort he had, the one born in Buenos Aires has ruled out the idea of give up.
Pope Francis Releases An Audio Message to Thank Everyone Whis Been Praying for His Health.
The audio clip was Broadcast in St. Peter’s Square On Thursday, March 6, As Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime Led the Nightly Rosary Prayer.https://t.co/owgis4dsgx pic.twitter.com/bi7ntazdrs
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