In the midst of his grief, Pope Francis prays for the homeless
The Truth News who previously announced that the Pope Francis is suffering from a terrible pain, which led him to cancel his public appearances, now it was announced that still with persistent pain, he drew attention to the plight of homeless people in winter, included a Nigerian man who died frozen near the Vatican.
Sunday, Francisco asked for prayers for the 46-year-old man named Edwin, Who said he was “ignored by all, abandoned, even by us.” The pontiff said on January 20 that “a few meters from St. Peter’s Square, due to the cold, a Nigerian vagabond was found dead.”
Recall that earlier last week, ltemperatures in Rome fell below zero overnight, moment when the death of the homeless man was recognized.
A day after the Vatican said Francis, 84, was suffering from sciatica again, a nerve inflammation that can affect his lower back and legs, the Pope skipped a scheduled Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.
The 84-year-old pontiff prays for the sick as he stays away from the public in intense pain that afflicts him.
But the Pontiff appeared in the library of the Apostolic Palace to give his blessing and offer comments on the Gospel and on the plight of the homeless.
He died beggar near the Vatican
Edwin’s case “adds to that of so many other homeless people who recently died in Rome in the same dramatic circumstances,” Francis said. “We pray for Edwin.”
Pope Francis often uses his papacy to try to draw attention to the problems of those living on the margins of life, including newcomer migrants and the homeless. His official alms donor has occasionally distributed sleeping bags to those living on the streets near Vatican City.
It is the second time in recent weeks that Francisco has been hindered so the Vatican has said it’s sciatica, which forces it to skip-events. The latest fight is making him postpone his annual speech at the start of the year to accredited diplomats in front of the Holy See, which was scheduled for Monday.
Later that day, Francis would 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 is still available in early March, a trip Francisco hopes to make despite the pandemic and violence affecting the country, including a suicide attack last week that killed 32 people in Baghdad.
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