“Our community is living these days of apprehension in prayer,” said Father Fernando Laguna. “It’s the only way we can be close to the pope. It’s our way of sending him a big kiss and hug.”
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ROME – As Pope Francis, an Argentinian and history’s first Latin American pope, continues to battle a respiratory infection and double pneumonia, his fellow countrymen have gathered in prayer for his heath and recovery.
The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Feb. 14 to treat bronchitis and was later diagnosed with a complex respiratory infection and bilateral pneumonia.
