During Saturday's audiences and consistory, the attention of all gathered was focused on the visible ones bruises on Pope Francis' chin. In the photos that appeared on the Internet, you can also see dark, purple spots around the upper part of the neck.
Vatican. Pope Francis with bruises on his chin. The press office explains
According to Reuters, the Holy Father seemed to be in good shape during the audience. Press office Vatican when asked about what happened to Pope Francis, it initially refused to provide information and indicated that it would not comment on the case.
Ultimately, however, the Holy See told journalists that the bruises on the Pope's chin were a consequence of injurywhich he experienced on Friday morning. It was emphasized that the Church hierarch “he hit his chin on the nightstand”.
In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about the health of Pope Franciswho, although in September, had a cold. Earlier, the Holy Father, also due to his health condition, had to cancel planned audiences and was unable to read the speech several times. Also during Easter pope Francis during a meeting with the faithful in St. Square. Peter, once again resigned from reading the catechesis.
He also did not appear on the Stations of the Cross in the Colosseum, which was justified by concern for his health. Currently, the Pope uses a wheelchair due to knee and back pain.
Consistory in the Vatican. Pope Francis summoned the cardinals
During the Saturday consistory The Holy Father created 21 new cardinals from different parts of the world. Cardinals are the highest-ranking church officials next to the Pope, their group has a total of 1.4 billion members in the Catholic Church.
In the event of a pope's death or resignation, cardinals under the age of 80 are tasked with participating in a conclave and electing the next representative of the Church. As reported by Reuters, the newly appointed cardinals come from Peru, Argentina, Japan, the Philippines, Algeria, India and Serbia. Pope Francis called them to be “witnesses of fraternity, craftsmen of communion and builders of unity”.