Pope to skip Sunday Mass but will make regular noon address - Vatican
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[July 23, 2021]
VATICAN
CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will skip a Mass on Sunday that he had
been scheduled to say before his recent surgery, but the Vatican said
there was no cause for alarm and that it was part of normal
convalescence. |
Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from a balcony of the Gemelli
hospital, as he recovers following scheduled surgery on his colon, in
Rome, Italy, July 11, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo |
The
Vatican said the pope will go ahead with his Sunday noon prayer
but that a Mass for the Catholic Church day to pay homage to the
elderly and grandparents will be said instead by Archbishop Rino
Fisichella.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said it was part of "normal
convalescence." Saying the Mass, which had been scheduled months
ago, would have meant wearing vestments and alternating between
walking, sitting and standing for about two hours.
The 84-year-old pope underwent surgery to remove part of his
colon on July 4 and spent 11 days in hospital. He has been
mostly resting since returning to the Vatican.
A papal trip to the Hungarian capital Budapest and Slovakia next
month is still scheduled to take place, the Vatican said on
Wednesday as it released a gruelling four-day schedule.
(Reporting by Philip Pullella, editing by Louise Heavens)
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