“Time of the exam” – Sick Pope: “God doesn’t disappoint me”

“Our body is weak, but nothing can prevent us from loving, praying, adding us to be signs of hope for each other in faith. How much light shines in this sentence in hospitals and care facilities! How much loving care highlights the rooms, the corridors, the practices, the places where the most modest services are performed! That is the reason why I would invite you today to praise the Lord with me, who never leaves us and who provides us with people who reflect a radius of his love, “wrote Franziskus, which is being treated in the hospital because of a bilateral pneumonia.

Pope thanked believers
The 88-year-old thanked for the prayers for him. “Thank you all for your prayers, and I thank them who support me with so much dedication. I know that many children are praying for me; some of them came to the Gemelli hospital today, as a sign of connection. Thank you, dear children! The pope loves you and always wait to meet you,” said the pope. On the square for the clinic. They gathered on Sunday. Pontifical Committee on World Children’s Day.

The Argentinian called the believers for peace. “Let’s continue to pray for peace, especially in the countries injured by the war: in Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo,” said the Pope.

Francis called for prayers for the church
Francis also called on the church. This is called upon to implement the decisions in the latest Synod -Assemblage in concrete decisions. “I would like to thank the Synod general secretariat that the local churches will accompany in this obligation in the next three years,” explains Francis.

Pope Francis had approved a new three -year process for investigating reforms for the global Catholic Church on Saturday. An “church meeting” (Italian meeting of the church) will take place in the Vatican in October 2028. The meeting must be preceded by a leading process, said Cardinal Mario Grech, general secretary of the Synod, in a letter to bishops and patriarchs on Saturday. The convening of the pope of the meeting is considered a sign that the 88-year-old Pontifex wants to remain in office despite his distressed state of health. In the case of reforms that must be discussed during the meeting, the possibility of services to women such as Catholic deacons and a better inclusion of LGBTQ people in the church counts. The Synod will now consult with Catholics around the world for the next three years before a new top will take place in 2028.

Condition somewhat improved
The condition of Pope Francis has now been somewhat improved. Oxygen therapy continues, the non-invasive mechanical ventilation at night was gradually reduced, said it in a medical bulletin published on Saturday evening. The pope still needs intramural medical therapy, physiotherapy and respiratory exercises. How long Francis has to stay in the hospital is still open. The next medical bulletin is planned for Tuesday or Wednesday. The Vatican press office will still publish information about the health status of the Pope once a day. Francis is a person of faith who supported him in the hospital in this difficult time, said it in the Vatican.

The Italian Episcop head, Cardinal Matteo Zupi, complained about the state of the Pope who circulates on social networks. Until now, the Vatican has guaranteed a complete transparency about the state of the Holy Father. “We have to get used to transparency. The pope does not hide anything. Let us free ourselves from so many fake news!

Fake news about death
For days, videos circulate on social networks that claim that the pope has been dead for a long time. The fact that no photo of Francis has been published since 14 February was published on 14 February. A short audio message from the Pope was published last week, in which he thanked in his Spanish native language for the prayers of the believers.