In the midst of his grief, Pope Francis prays for the homeless
The Truth News who previously announced that Pope Francis is in terrible pain, which led him to cancel his public appearances, now it has been announced that, even with persistent pain, he drew attention to the situation of homeless people in winter, including a Nigerian man who froze to death near the Vatican.
Sunday, Francis prayed for the 46-year-old Edwin, who said he was “ignored by everyone, abandoned, even by us.” The pontiff said on January 20 that “a few meters from St. Peter’s Square, due to the cold, a homeless Nigerian man was found dead.”
We remind you that at the beginning of last week, lRome’s temperatures dropped below freezing overnight, at which point the death of the homeless man was recognized.
A day after the Vatican said Francis, 84, was suffering from sciatica again, an inflammation of the nerves that could affect his lower back and legs, the pope skipped a scheduled meal at St. Peter’s Basilica. .
The 84-year-old pontiff pleads for the sick while staying away from the public because of the intense pain that affects him.
But the Pontiff appeared in the library of the Apostolic Palace to offer his blessing and to comment on the gospel and the plight of the homeless.
The beggar dies near the Vatican
Edwin’s case “joins that of many other homeless people recently killed in Rome in the same dramatic circumstances,” Francis said. “Let’s pray for Edwin.”
Pope Francis often uses his papacy to try to draw attention to the problems of those living on the edge of life, including newly arrived and homeless migrants. His official alms occasionally distributed sleeping bags to those living on the streets near the Vatican City.
It’s the second time in weeks Francisco was stopped from what the Vatican said is sciatic pain, forcing it to give up events. His latest fight prompted him to postpone his annual speech at the beginning of the year to diplomats accredited to the Holy See, which was scheduled for Monday.
Later that day, Francis will be taken to a basilica in Rome to pray with other Christian leaders, but the event will continue without him.
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To date, a six-day pilgrimage to Iraq in early March is still available, a trip Francis hopes to make despite the country’s pandemic and violence, including a suicide attack last week that killed 32 people. in Baghdad.
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