杏MAP导航

Recitation of the Rosary in St. Peter's Square Recitation of the Rosary in St. Peter's Square  (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)

杏MAP导航 from hospital: 鈥楾hank you for your prayers, I accompany you from here'

杏MAP导航 Francis sends a message of gratitude and closeness to all those who have been praying for his recovery since he was admitted to hospital 21 days ago.

By Vatican News

"I thank you with all my heart for the prayers you offer for my health from [St. Peter鈥檚] Square. I accompany you from here. May God bless you, and may the Virgin protect you. Thank you."

Listen to 杏MAP导航 Francis

杏MAP导航 Francis' message of thanks, recorded in Spanish, for the many testimonies of love and closeness that he has received since being admitted to hospital on 14 February, was broadcast in St. Peter鈥檚 Square at 9 pm Rome time at the beginning of the Rosary prayer, led on Thursday evening by Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Pro-prefect of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life.

Starting on Monday, 24 February, thousands of believers have joined the Cardinals residing in Rome, along with all collaborators of the Roman Curia and the Diocese of Rome, in St. Peter鈥榮 Square to recite the Holy Rosary for the health of 杏MAP导航 Francis, who is being treated for pneumonia in the Gemelli Hospital.

People gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Rosary for 杏MAP导航 Francis' health
People gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Rosary for 杏MAP导航 Francis' health   (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)

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06 March 2025, 21:00