Pope Francis suffered a fall at Casa Santa Marta, his residence in the Vatican, which caused a bruise on his right forearm.
The Press Office of the Holy See has stated that no fractures have been detected and that his arm has been immobilized as a preventive measure. The Vatican has not offered any further details about the incident.
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It is worth remembering that at the beginning of last December the Holy Father appeared in public with a bruise on his face.
On that occasion, the director of the Press Office, Matteo Bruni, explained that the injury occurred after hitting his chin on the nightstand.
The recent accident has not altered the Holy Father’s busy agenda scheduled for this Thursday. Early in the morning, he met with Bishop Alberto Torriani, Archbishop-elect of Crotone-Santa Severina (Italy).
He subsequently received Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile, President of the Committee on World Food Security and Álvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
He has also held an audience with Edmond Brahimaj, Leader of the Bektashi Community of Tirana, and with the priests of the Argentine Priestly College in Rome.
In the photographs released by the Vatican, the Holy Father can be seen with his right arm supported by a sling, which has forced him to greet the personalities with his left arm.
Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
I am a graduate in Journalism and Advertising from the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid. Specialized in religious information in Spain since 2015. I have been a senior correspondent for ACI Prensa and EWTN Noticias in the Vatican for two years and I am currently a European correspondent based in Spain.