This February 22, when the Catholic Church celebrates the Chair of San Pedro, dozens of Catholics met against the Agostino Gemelli hospital to pray the Rosary for the health of Pope Francis.
Today eight days have been completed since the Holy Father was admitted to the Polyclinic of Rome, where he is treated for bilateral pneumonia. Doctors reported yesterday that the Pontiff would remain hospitalized for another week.
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Just as in other cities, in Rome the faithful are gathering to pray for the Holy Father.
“We asked the intercession of San Juan Paul II, of all saints and holy, for their healing and their return to their home, Santa Marta,” said the laity, priests and religious who attended the prayer that took place today around the sculpture of the Polish saint.
The statue of San Juan Pablo II has become the meeting point of the faithful since Francisco was admitted on February 14.
The Vatican reported this Saturday that the pontiff’s greeting condition remains critical and needed blood transfusion. In addition, “it presented a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, which also required the application of high flow oxygen.”
“At the moment the prognosis is reserved,” said the Vatican.
Eduardo Berdejo
Professional in Social Communication of the National University of San Marcos in Peru, I have more than 20 years of experience in Catholic digital journalism. As part of ACI Press, I have been sent to cover the trips of Pope Francis to Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, in addition to the Synod of Sinodality in the Vatican in 2023.