Still uncertain whether Pope can be there at « Urbi et orbi » blessing-Diepresse.com
It will only be decided on Sunday morning whether the Pope is fit enough to attend the Easter blessing. Francis himself wants to be there. On Holy Saturday he showed himself in St. Peter’s Basilica.
The Pope wants to be present in the Petersdom at the world -broadly transferred blessing « Urbi et Orbi » after the Easter mass on Sunday. However, he would have to wait until Sunday to see if his health is allowed, the Vatican press office reported on Saturday. A lot also depends on the temperature. The question of the presence of the Pope for Easter has been working on the Vatican reporters for days.
Since his return to the Vatican on March 23 after a long stay in the clinic Francis His employees, the media and many people in Rome to come to trot in this regard. Several times a week there are now surprise appearances of the 88 -year -old Catholic Church top.
Francis showed himself in his wheelchair in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday where he prayed before Easter night. Francis lingered for about a quarter of an hour accompanied by his nurse Massimiliano Strappetti in St. Peter’s Basilica and stopped in front of the Petrusgrab to pray. Some believers who saw him applauded at the sight of the Pope, as Italian media reported.
Pope recently caused surprises
In the afternoon of Maundy Thursday, he visited prisoners in a Roman prison. As in previous years, the still heavily breathing Pope could not celebrate the service together with the ritual washing of foot with the prisoners. But his presence alone was enough to inspire the sitting men. The Pope had also shown itself on St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday.
Easter is the most important festival of Christianity with which Jesus Christ is reminiscent of the crucifixion and resurrection. The most important trade fair on Easter night the Italian Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the Cardinal College, who is even older than the Pope at 91. The 81-year-old Cardinal Angelo Comastri holds the fair on Easter Sunday.
Due to persistent breathing problems, Francis had been brought to the Gemelli Hospital in mid-February, the Popes Clinic in Rome. There the doctors found life -threatening pneumonia. According to their own information, they had almost given up the Argentinian. After 38 days in the clinic – his longest absence from the Vatican – Francis was released. He is now curing himself in his residence, Casa Santa Marta. (APA)
