Pope, weak yet stable, thanks well-wishers for prayers in audio message
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Pope, weak yet stable, thanks well-wishers for prayers in audio message

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Pope Francis has been hospitalised with double pneumonia for three weeks, his longest absence from the papacy yet. Pope Francis has released an audio message thanking well-wishers around the world who have been praying for his recovery, his first public sign of life since he was hospitalised three weeks ago. The short, two-line message was recorded by Francis on Thursday from Rome’s Gemelli hospital and broadcast to the faithful who had gathered in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the nightly recitation of the rosary prayer. Pope Francis releases an audio message to thank everyone who has 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 — Vatican News March 6, 2025 Francis missed the formal Ash Wednesday celebrations in Rome marking the start of Lent, the six-week period leading up to Easter, but took part in a blessing in his private suite.

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