Latest papal health scare doesn’t mean the end, but it may mean change cruxnow.com

At least so far, media outlets and online chatter appear to be reacting to the Vatican’s latest announcement that Pope Francis has had to pull out of public events with admirable (and, frankly, atypical) calm.

Saturday evening Rome time, the Vatican issued a brief statement saying the pope won’t preside at a Mass this morning for the Sunday of the Word of God, nor will be deliver his annual address to the diplomatic corps or lead a vespers service for the close of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity tomorrow, due to a new flare-up of sciatica. It comes after a similar announcement Dec. 31 that the pope wouldn’t take part in celebrations for News Years Eve or New Years Day, for the same reason…

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