Pope Francis is hugged by a young visitor at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Rome Newsroom, Mar 8, 2025 / 06:45 am (CNA).
AsPopeFranciscontinuestoreceivetreatmentatRome’sGemelliHospitalandhisconditionremainsstable,thepontiffremainsinvolvedwithChurchaffairs.
OnSaturday,PopeFrancisaddressedpilgrimsoftheMovementforLifeinastatementissuedfromhishospitalroom,whichCardinalPietroParolin,Vaticansecretaryofstate,deliveredduringaMassatSt.Peter’sBasilicaonMarch8.
Inhismessage,the88-year-oldpontiffthankedthepro-lifepilgrimsontheirorganization’s50thanniversary,praisingtheirconcretesupportformothersexperiencingdifficultpregnancies.
PopeFrancisencouragedtheMovementforLifetocontinueitsmission,notingthat“thereisstillandmorethaneveraneedforpeopleofallageswhoconcretelydedicatethemselvestotheserviceofhumanlife,especiallywhenitismostfragileandvulnerable;becauseitissacred,createdbyGodforagreatandbeautifuldestiny.”
MedicalstaffcontinuetoprovidePopeFranciswith“high-flowoxygen
