Pope Francis suffers from health problems and cancels the New Year’s mass
The Vatican’s press service has announced that Pope Francis cannot celebrate liturgical services of the Te Deum as a thank you for the end of the year, as well as the first celebration of 2021, which will take place next Friday, January 1 due to illness.
La Verdad Noticias found that Pope Francis suffers from a “strong sciatica” that occurs when a hernia, a bone spur in the spine, or a narrowing of the spine, spinal stenosis compresses part of the nerve and causes severe pain.
It’s worth noting that the Vatican has confirmed that the mass is not canceled, but it will not be headed by the Pope, but will be conducted by the Emeritus Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and the Emeritus Chairman of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Cardinal Dean Giovanni Battista Cardenal Re, who celebrates Mass while The Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, will celebrate Mass this Friday.
Vatican announces that the Pope is ill and in severe pain.
Masses that the Pope could celebrate
Although it has been announced that Pope Francis will not celebrate the Masses of December 31 and January 1, it is still considered to perform the Angelus on Friday, coinciding with the Solemnity of the Most Holy Mary, Mother of God, and the 54th World Day. de la Paz, who this year bears the title ‘The care culture as a way to peace’.
Likewise, he is also scheduled to preside over the Eucharist on Wednesday, January 6, for the ceremony of the Lord’s Epiphany.
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