VATICANCITY – Pope Francis attended however didn't preside at an Easter vigil service in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday evening, presumably due to recurring leg ache that has pressured him to curtail some actions.
Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re changed the pope as the primary celebrant on the service, which concerned a procession in near-total darkness up the central nave of Christendom’s largest church.
The pope sat on the entrance of the basilica in a big white chair on the aspect and seemed to be alert. The Vatican stated he would learn the homily later within the Mass.
The 85-year-old pope suffers from sciatica, which causes ache in a single leg and leads to a pronounced limp. Not too long ago Francis additionally has had a flare up of ache in his proper knee.
The situation seems to come back and go.
He needed to curtail a few of his actions throughout a visit to Malta in the beginning of April however on Friday afternoon, he was nicely sufficient to stroll the complete aisle each in the beginning and the tip of a Good Friday service within the basilica.
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