Pope Francis, in hospital, won't lead usual Sunday prayer, Vatican says<br /><br />Pope Francis, who is receiving treatment in hospital for a respiratory tract infection, will not appear in public on Sunday (February 16) to lead his usual weekly prayer with pilgrims, the Vatican said on Saturday (February 15).<br /><br />"To facilitate his recovery, the medical staff prescribed complete rest," said a statement.<br /><br />The pontiff, 88, has been suffering from bronchitis for more than a week and was taken to Rome's Gemelli hospital for treatment on Friday morning.<br /><br />VATICAN MEDIA / REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#WorldNews<br />#Vatican<br />#Pope
