Pope Francis, 88, injured himself during a fall at his residence at the Vatican on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Vatican issued a statement saying the pontiff injured his forearm at the Santa Marta house but did not suffer any fractures.
The Vatican press office released a photo of the pope with his right arm in a sling.
The incident comes during the same week the pope released his memoir.
In the pope’s memoirs, readers learn he rarely watches television. He said this is because he was offended by something he saw on TV in 1990. Instead, he reads the scores and standings of soccer matches that interest him.
The pope was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina in 1936. In 1961, his father died, leaving him to care for his four younger siblings.
Ever since his papal inauguration in 2013, Catholics have heard the pontiff preach and deliver homilies about taking care of the environment, the poor, and the immigrants, as well as his criticism of wealth and war.
As the Pope has aged, many have wondered how long he will live and when he might pass. His memoir explains that Francis does not want to be buried at St. Peter’s Basilica, which is the final resting place of many of his predecessors.
Instead, he wants his funeral to take place at his favorite church in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore. He calls himself a pastor and a disciple, not a powerful man.
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