Call for prayers for Pope Francis
February 18, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.
On Feb. 18, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., shared an update on the health of Pope Francis and asked the faithful of the Diocese, and people of good will everywhere to join him in prayer.
The Bishop wrote: “Please keep in your prayers our Holy Father, Pope Francis. He continues to be treated at Gemelli Hospital in Rome for pneumonia in both lungs as well as what has been described as a ‘complex’ respiratory problem.”
Bishop O’Connell continued, “May he be comforted in this time of illness by the prayers and well-wishes offered for him from around the world, and may his recovery be swift and complete.”
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On Feb. 18, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., shared an update on the health of Pope Francis and asked the faithful of the Diocese, and people of good will everywhere to join him in prayer.
The Bishop wrote: “Please keep in your prayers our Holy Father, Pope Francis. He continues to be treated at Gemelli Hospital in Rome for pneumonia in both lungs as well as what has been described as a ‘complex’ respiratory problem.”
Bishop O’Connell continued, “May he be comforted in this time of illness by the prayers and well-wishes offered for him from around the world, and may his recovery be swift and complete.”