Pope Francis held an audience sitting down because his leg hurt

Due to the sciatica that he suffers from for a long time.

Pope Francis, 85, celebrated the audience with the delegation of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land today because his leg hurt due to sciatica that he has suffered for a long time.

“Forgive me if I stay seated, but my leg hurts and it’s worse if I stay standing, that way (sitting) is better for me,” he told those attending the audience at the pontifical palace on the occasion of the centennial of the magazine ” Holy Land” of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.

Francisco has been suffering from sciatica attacks for a long time, although it had been a long time since they prevented him from carrying out his normal activity.

The last most serious one took place a little over a year ago, when in December 2020 and January 2021 he had to cancel some events, such as the Sunday mass of the Word of God, the meeting with the diplomats and the New Year’s mass. New.

Francisco underwent surgery for diverticula in the colon last July, for which he was hospitalized for 10 days, although he later appeared fully recovered and even made two international trips after the intervention: in September to Budapest and Slovakia and in December to Cyprus and Greece. (I)

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