Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
CNA Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
PopeFrancisspentapeacefulsecondnightatRome’sGemelliHospital,whereheremainsundermedicalcareforarespiratoryinfection,VaticanspokesmanMatteoBrunitoldjournalistsSunday.
Brunisaidthe88-year-oldpontiffhadbreakfastandreadseveralnewspapersSundaymorningwhilecontinuinghisprescribedmedicaltreatments.
Thoughdoctorsorderedcompleterest,theHolyFatherpreparedaspecialAngelusmessagefocusingonart’spowertounitehumanityandincludedprayersforregionstornbyconflict.
“Iwouldhavelikedtobeamongyou,”PopeFranciswroteinhismessage,referringtoartistsgatheredattheVaticanforaspecialJubileecelebration,“butasyouknow,IamhereattheGemelliPolyclinicbecauseIstillneedsometreatmentformybronchitis.”
Thepope’smessagehighlightedtheEucharisticcelebrationfortheJubileeofArtistsonSunday,partofthewider2025JubileeofHope.HethankedtheDicasteryforCultureandEducationforo
