He Pope Francis He surprised again When appearing again in public During this Saturday. The Argentine was seen in a wheelchair at the entrance of the Basilica of San Pedro, where several faithful greeted him. His reappearance occurs in the midst of his period of convalescence, after having suffered a bilateral pneumonia.
The video in which he was seen was captured by Vatican journalist Robert Moynihan. This appearance of his today coincides with the morning visit to the city of the US vice president JD Vance, with whom there is the uncertainty of whether they will coordinate a meeting.
The reappearance of Pope Francis
Within the framework of Holy Week, Pope Francis visited the Regina Coeli jail to perform the washing rite of the feet lavatory. There, the Supreme Pontiff visited at least 70 inmates of all nationalities and said: “I like to do what Jesus did every year on Holy Thursday, The sink of the feet, in jail. “
Francisco Basilica San Pedro
Pope Francis in a wheelchair entering the Basilica of San Pedro.
Robert Moynihan
After this, and marking a new public appearance, the Argentine was seen at the entrance to the San Pedro Basilica To pray before the Pascual vigil.
Within the framework of a special date, Vatican sources say that the Pope wishes to be present this Sunday at the Mass of Easter Sunday And in the Urbi et Orbi blessing, in search of slowly resuming its public life. For now, The official information details that the Mass will be carried out from 10.30 In the Plaza de San Pedro by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, Vicar General Emeritus of the Pope.
The US vice president traveled to the Vatican but did not meet Pope Francis
After being received on Friday by the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, The US vice president JD Vance attended the Vatican, although without coinciding with Pope Francis. There he had a meeting in which the question of refugees was addressed, two months after the Holy Father was critical of the migration policy of the northern country.
Both parties maintain uncertainty about a possible meeting that was not yet mentioned. It is expected that Vance will see Francisco on Sunday outside the Easter Mass, although his presence was not officially confirmed
Pope Francis’s message for Good Friday: “God’s economy does not kill, crush”
He Pope Francis The traditional will not be present Holy Week Crucis carried out in Rome on Good Friday due to its health picture, but shared the written reflections that will be read in the celebration. “God’s economy does not kill, it does not rule out, it does not crush; it is humble, faithful to earth,” He said in his message.
“You are, Jesus, the Lord of Joy”he said in the brief made public, and added: “In you we are all and we are taken home, as the only sheep that was lost. Deshuman is the economy in which ninety -nine are worth more than one. However, We have built a world that works that way; A world of calculations and algorithms, of cold logic and implacable interests. The law of your home, divine economy, is another, Lord. Back to you, that you fall and get up, is a change of route and a change of passage. Conversion that returns joy and takes us home. “
Source: Ambito