{"id":8626,"date":"2025-02-25T07:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T07:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/thousands-pray-for-critically-ill-pope-francis-in-chilly-rainy-st-peters-square\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T07:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T07:23:06","slug":"thousands-pray-for-critically-ill-pope-francis-in-chilly-rainy-st-peters-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/thousands-pray-for-critically-ill-pope-francis-in-chilly-rainy-st-peters-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands pray for critically ill Pope Francis in chilly, rainy St. Peter&#8217;s Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Vatican City<\/em> \u2014 Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter&#8217;s Square Monday evening to pray for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-quiet-night-critical-condition-10th-day-hospital-vatican\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">an ailing Pope Francis<\/a><\/span>, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions.<\/p>\n<p>The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement after 11 days in the hospital. <\/p>\n<p>As Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican&#8217;s No. 2, led prayers for 45 minutes on a chilly, rainy night, the faithful fingered rosary beads while hoping for Francis&#8217; recovery. The Vatican issued a dose of optimism earlier in the evening, delivering a more upbeat health bulletin than in recent days. <\/p>\n<p>Still, the mood was mostly grim in the monumental square, with many of the roughly 4,000 assembled understanding they may be in Rome for Francis&#8217; final days. Crowds sat under umbrellas on folding chairs or stood by the vast colonnades as they reflected fondly on the pontiff&#8217;s legacy. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To see him suffer hurts,&#8221; said Robert Pietro, a Romanian seminarian who stood at the prayer holding a small, fragrant candle in tribute. &#8220;But we also pray in thanksgiving for what he has done for the Church.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Roberto Allison, a priest from the Mexican state of Guadalajara, said members of his community had come together to show appreciation for &#8220;all that we have learned from him.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Stopping to deliver personal blessings to some at the end of the ceremony, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco said the crowd&#8217;s diversity &#8211; many world languages could be heard spoken &#8211; was &#8220;a big sign of comfort&#8221; for the Catholic Church. <\/p>\n<p>The Argentine pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been hospitalized at Rome&#8217;s Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14 and doctors have said his condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and preexisting lung disease. <\/p>\n<p>But in Monday&#8217;s update, they said he hadn&#8217;t had any more <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/vatican-pope-francis-hospital-update-holy-year-celebrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">respiratory crises<\/a><\/span> since Saturday, and the supplemental oxygen he is using continued but with a slightly reduced oxygen flow and concentrations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Rosary prayer for Pope Francis at the Vatican \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/25\/4d5c9f61-63f9-4840-903e-68d09d2bfe0d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ae794e725f6380d4449f1052a5eb2074\/gettyimages-2201226068.jpg?v=8530dec12e70cec71e9990a5fbc34391 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/25\/4d5c9f61-63f9-4840-903e-68d09d2bfe0d\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/fa9a941259b5d1ec6fcbd7c126232e38\/gettyimages-2201226068.jpg?v=8530dec12e70cec71e9990a5fbc34391 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">The faithful attend a rosary prayer  for Pope Francis in St. Peter&#8217;s Square at the Vatican on rvening of Feb. 24, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Riccardo De Luca \/ Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A couple of Catholic tourists from Chicago, who arrived holding umbrellas well before the service started, said they prayed for the pope at daily Mass earlier at St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, and decided to come back. Like many, they found it &#8220;hard to process&#8221; they may be in Rome for Francis&#8217; final days. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one knows the day and time, but it&#8217;s a historic moment nonetheless,&#8221; said Edward Burjek.  <\/p>\n<p>It felt the same for Hatzumi Villanueva of Peru. She was particularly fond of former pope St. John Paul II but said Francis, as the first Latin American pope, &#8220;draws a bit closer.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We came to pray for the pope, that he may recover soon, for the great mission he&#8217;s sharing with his message of peace,&#8221; said Villanueva, who praised his empathy for migrants. <\/p>\n<p>Francis&#8217; papacy has also emphasized the defense of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">the environment<\/a><\/span> and partial <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/catholic-church-pope-francis-2023-synod-lgbtq-same-sex-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">openness to LGBTQ+ rights<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Outside the Vatican, Romans, pilgrims and even non-Catholics said they were offering special prayers for the hospitalized pope. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are all sorry,&#8221; said Raniero Mancinelli, who has tailored ceremonial clothing for Francis and the two previous popes in his shop just outside the Vatican&#8217;s walls.  <\/p>\n<p>Elisabetta Zumbo carried a 5-foot-long cross down a cordoned-off section of the street leading to St. Peter&#8217;s as she prepared to lead a group of 34 pilgrims from the northern Italian city of Piacenza. 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