Pope celebrates 87th birthday
RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The Pope celebrated his 87th birthday yesterday, after a year of ill health.
In spring, he was in hospital for bronchitis and missed the Good Friday procession.
Earlier this month he cancelled a trip to Cop28 in Dubai, also due to respiratory problems.
In June, he was in hospital for nine days for an operation on an abdominal hernia.
Yet also this year he has visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Hungary, Portugal, Mongolia and France.