THE HEAD of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has been injured following a fall.
The Pope suffered a fall and injured his right arm, which did not break, but has been immobilised as a cautionary measure.
This development was announced by the Vatican on Thursday, in a statement. This is the second time that the Catholic Pontiff will suffer a fall in just over a month.
The Vatican noted that the 88-year-old pontiff fell at his Vatican residence.
It would be recalled that on December 6, the pontiff fell and hit his chin on his bedside table, resulting in facial bruising.
The pope has suffered a number of health problems in recent years and this is the second fall he has had in a matter of weeks.
He has had to make use of a wheelchair due to mobility problems which has been blamed on a pain in his knee.
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While commenting in his recently published autobiography titled “Hope”, Pope Francis said that he is in good health and ruled out resigning from his position, but said that “the reality is, quite simply, that I am old.”
He said it was “embarrassing at first to have to use a wheelchair, but old age never arrives by itself, and it must be accepted for what it is.”
He added: “The Church is governed using the head and the heart, not the legs. I do physiotherapy twice a week, I use a walking stick, do as many steps as I can, and I carry on.”
