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Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a timeline of his medical issues in recent years

20 January 2025

Здоровье Папы Франциска: Хронология его медицинских проблем за последние годы

By CNA Staff

Vatican City, Jan 17, 2025 / 08:00 am

Pope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his residence, the latest of several recent health challenges for the 88-year-old pontiff.

The incident comes just weeks after he suffered a facial injury and battled a cold during the Christmas season.

Francis spent much of the past decade as pope in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over the last few years.

Here is a timeline charting Pope Francis’ recent health concerns:

A bout of sciatic pain in the final days of 2020 keeps Pope Francis from presiding at the Vatican’s liturgies on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Francis has suffered from sciatica for a number of years; he spoke about it during an in-flight press conference returning from a trip to Brazil in July 2013.

“Sciatica is very painful, very painful! I don’t wish it on anyone,” he said about the condition, which starts in the lower back and can cause pain running down the back of the thigh and leg to the foot.

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By CNA Staff Vatican City, Jan 17, 2025 / 08:00 amPope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his residence, the latest of several recent health challenges for the 88-year-old pontiff. The incident comes just weeks after he suffered a facial injury and battled a cold during the Christmas season.Francis spent much of the past decade as pope in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over the last few years.Here is a timeline charting Pope Francis’ recent health concerns:A bout of sciatic pain in the final days of 2020 keeps Pope Francis from presiding at the Vatican’s liturgies on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.Francis has suffered from sciatica for a number of years; he spoke about it during an in-flight press conference returning from a trip to Brazil in July 2013.“Sciatica is very painful, very painful! I don’t wish it on anyone,” he said about the condition, which starts in the lower back and can cause pain running down the back of the thigh and leg to the foot. Свеча Иерусалима -en

By CNA Staff Vatican City, Jan 17, 2025 / 08:00 amPope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his residence, the latest of several recent health challenges for the 88-year-old pontiff. The incident comes just weeks after he suffered a facial injury and battled a cold during the Christmas season.Francis spent much of the past decade as pope in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over the last few years.Here is a timeline charting Pope Francis’ recent health concerns:A bout of sciatic pain in the final days of 2020 keeps Pope Francis from presiding at the Vatican’s liturgies on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.Francis has suffered from sciatica for a number of years; he spoke about it during an in-flight press conference returning from a trip to Brazil in July 2013.“Sciatica is very painful, very painful! I don’t wish it on anyone,” he said about the condition, which starts in the lower back and can cause pain running down the back of the thigh and leg to the foot.