ROME: Pope Francis has cancelled his participation in a yearly Mass and procession subsequent weekend as a consequence of ongoing knee ache, the Vatican mentioned Monday.
The annual Corpus Domini procession, scheduled for Sunday, is a centuries-old career of the Catholic religion throughout which the Eucharist is exhibited publicly.
Francis has cancelled a number of occasions this yr as a result of strained ligaments in his proper knee which have made strolling and standing tough.
He has been utilizing a wheelchair for over a month and the Vatican final week introduced he needed to cancel his deliberate July 2-7 journey to Africa so as to not jeopardise his restoration.
On Sunday, Francis apologised to the governments and trustworthy in Congo and South Sudan, saying he was upset that he needed to postpone the go to and that the journey actually meant loads to him.
“I apologise to you,” he mentioned, asking for prayers “in order that with the assistance of God and medical therapy I can come to you as quickly as attainable.”
The Vatican hasn’t specified the precise nature of the issue or what remedies Francis is receiving, however he has mentioned he has obtained some injections and pals say he’s doing bodily remedy each day.
The annual Corpus Domini procession, scheduled for Sunday, is a centuries-old career of the Catholic religion throughout which the Eucharist is exhibited publicly.
Francis has cancelled a number of occasions this yr as a result of strained ligaments in his proper knee which have made strolling and standing tough.
He has been utilizing a wheelchair for over a month and the Vatican final week introduced he needed to cancel his deliberate July 2-7 journey to Africa so as to not jeopardise his restoration.
On Sunday, Francis apologised to the governments and trustworthy in Congo and South Sudan, saying he was upset that he needed to postpone the go to and that the journey actually meant loads to him.
“I apologise to you,” he mentioned, asking for prayers “in order that with the assistance of God and medical therapy I can come to you as quickly as attainable.”
The Vatican hasn’t specified the precise nature of the issue or what remedies Francis is receiving, however he has mentioned he has obtained some injections and pals say he’s doing bodily remedy each day.
