The Primate of All Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has offered prayers for Pope Francis as he struggled with a respiratory tract infection.
The 88-year-old Pope was hospitalised on February 14 in Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
Archbishop Martin said on social media: “Our Lady of Lourdes; St Bernadette; intercede for Pope Francis – that he may find healing and regain his strength.”
The Vatican said on Monday that the Pope was suffering from “a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract”, which meant his treatment was being changed. All his commitments over the weekend were cancelled due to his continued ill health.
This has been his fourth hospitalisation in Gemelli since his election in 2013.
