Pope Francis suffers from health problems and cancels officiating New Year’s Mass
The Vatican press office has announced that Pope Francis will not be able to celebrate liturgical services of the Et Deum in thanksgiving for the end of the year, as well as the first celebration of 2021, which will take place this Friday, January 1 because he is ill.
Truth News may know that Pope Francis suffers from a “strong sciatica” that occurs when a herniated disc, A bony spur in the spine or a narrowing of the spine stenosis of the spinal cord compresses part of the nerve, which causes severe pain.
It should be mentioned that The Vatican confirmed that the mass will not be canceled, But it will not be officiated by the Pontiff, instead it will be carried out by the Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops and President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Cardinal Dean, Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re, who will celebrate Mass while that Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin will celebrate Mass this Friday.
The Vatican announces that the Pope is ill and in great pain.
Masses that the Pope could celebrate
Although it has been announced that Pope Francis will not celebrate Mass on December 31 and January 1, it is still contemplated that he will perform the Angelus on Friday, which coincides with the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the 54th World Day of Peace, which this year is entitled ‘the culture of care as a path to peace’.
Likewise, the Eucharist of the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord is also scheduled to preside on Wednesday, January 6.
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