{"id":7875,"date":"2025-02-27T18:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T23:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saparish.com\/church\/?p=7875"},"modified":"2025-02-27T18:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T23:39:13","slug":"pray-for-pope-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saparish.com\/church\/news\/pray-for-pope-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pray for Pope Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pope Francis was admitted to\u00a0Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 14 with bronchitis. He is since being treated for several additional ailments including double pneumonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invite you to join in prayer for the Holy Father during his health trials. We ask that God grant him a restoration of health, along with all those who are sick. We also pray in a special way for his medical team that is diligently caring for him. Bishop Walkowiak led the diocesan staff in a rosary for Pope Francis on Monday, Feb. 24. You can pray along with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1BxBYYHkCu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recording<\/a>\u00a0on the diocesan Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prayer from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/prayers\/prayer-pope-francis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily updates on the Pope\u2019s health are available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vatican News website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis was admitted to\u00a0Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 14 with bronchitis. He is since being treated for several additional ailments including double pneumonia. 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