Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has written to Pope Francis to assure him of the prayerful support of Catholics in England and Wales. The Holy Father remains in Gemelli Hospital in Rome, contending with pneumonia and a respiratory tract infection. Read more.
Although more fatigued, Pope Francis spends Saturday sitting in an armchair, as blood transfusions were necessary and the prognosis remains guarded. Read more.
The Archbishop of York has written to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, expressing his prayers, along with those of many faithful Anglicans, for the health of Pope Francis during his period of hospitalisation.
In his letter, Archbishop Cottrell assures the Cardinal, ‘We are praying for a good and swift recovery, for his comfort and peace, and also for all those who tend to him and minister to him.’ Read more.
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