Pope to skip Dec. 31, Jan. 1 liturgies due to sciatica, Vatican says catholicnews.com

Pope Francis will not preside over the traditional end-of-the-year prayer service nor the New Year’s Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica due to “painful sciatica,” the Vatican said.

In a statement published Dec. 31, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said that instead, Cardinal Giovanni Batista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the evening prayer and the singing of the “Te Deum” to thank God for the year that is ending…

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