Rosary prayers will be recited every
evening in St Peter's Square for Pope Francis, the Vatican said
Monday.
"Starting tonight, cardinals residing in Rome, with all
collaborators of the Roman Curia and Diocese of Rome", will
gather in St Peter's Square at 9 pm to "recite the Holy Rosary
for the Holy Father's health", said the note Monday.
The prayer on Monday will be led by Vatican Secretary of State,
Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Vatican sources on Monday said the pope had woken up after a
restful night and was continuing treatment at Rome's Agostino
Gemelli Hospital.
"The mood is good" and he is "eating normally", they said,
adding that the pontiff was "not in pain".
They explained that the "suffering" reported in a medical
bulletin issued on Saturday evening was due to the fact that the
pontiff had experienced. a prolonged respiratory crisis that
day.
The pope was admitted to the hospital on 14 February after
experiencing breathing difficulties and was initially treated
for bronchitis before being diagnosed with pneumonia in both
lungs.
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