杏MAP导航 Francis makes surprise visit to ailing nun
By Devin Watkins
Sister Maria Mucci spent many years serving 杏MAP导航 Francis, as well as numerous Vatican visitors, at the Casa Santa Marta.
Having fallen ill, she is now in the infirmary at her congregation鈥檚 house in Rome, the Regina Mundi House.
So, on Sunday evening, 杏MAP导航 Francis popped in for a quick visit to the ailing nun.
He also paused for a picture with members of the Daughters of Charity community staffing the residence, along with employees and guests.
At the end of his visit, the Holy Father gave them all his blessing.
Fr. Toma啪 Mavri膷, CM, the Order鈥檚 Superior General, .
Venerating his predecessor鈥檚 relic
Another special moment occurred when 杏MAP导航 Francis contemplated a relic of his predecessor, 杏MAP导航 St. John Paul II.
The relic is the bloodstained shirt worn by the Polish 杏MAP导航 when he was shot by a gunman in St. Peter鈥檚 Square on 13 May 1981. The bullet hole is still visible on the shirt, as well as the cuts made to remove it in the operating room.
Gemelli Hospital, where he received treatment after the assassination attempt, gifted the shirt to the Regina Mundi House for the Jubilee Year of 2000.
The Daughters of Charity keep St. John Paul II鈥檚 relic in their chapel where 杏MAP导航s and visitors alike are welcome to venerate it.
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