Pope Francis Injured After Falling

Pope Francis hurt his right arm on Thursday after falling.

The fall came just weeks after the pope fell, resulting in a bad bruise on his chin.

In recent years, the pope has faced a plethora of health problems.

Pope Francis has had long bouts of bronchitis and has been using a wheelchair due to his bad knees.

🚨This morning, due to a fall at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis sustained a contusion on his right forearm, with no fractures. The arm has been immobilized as a precautionary measure. @HolySeePress

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— ROME REPORTS (@romereports) January 16, 2025

Pope Francis bruises arm in fall at Vatican https://t.co/Qhw4yGylNr

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Check out what CBS reported:

Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn’t break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution, the Vatican spokesman said in a statement

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On Dec. 7, the pope whacked his chin on his nightstand in an apparent fall that resulted in a bad bruise.

The 88-year-old pope, who has battled health problems including long bouts of bronchitis, often has to use a wheelchair because of bad knees. He uses a walker or cane when moving around his apartment in the Santa Marta hotel in Vatican City.

The Vatican said that Thursday’s fall also occurred at Santa Marta, and the pope was later seen in audiences with his right arm in a sling.

Vatican City officials have confirmed that #PopeFrancis sustained an injury after an accidental fall at his residence in Santa Marta. pic.twitter.com/uF9XVAsBgd

— India Brains (@indiabrains) January 16, 2025

Per CNN:

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says.

In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in the Casa Santa Marta, the pope’s residence, the 88-year-old pontiff “suffered a contusion to his right forearm, without fracture.”

The statement added that his arm has been “immobilized as a precautionary measure.”

Official pictures showed the pope wearing a cloth sling as he held meetings.

Despite the fall, Francis held five meetings on Thursday according to the Vatican, including with Alvaro Lario, the President of the International Fund of Agricultural Development, and priests from an Argentine college based in Rome.

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