Pope Francis suffers injury after fall at his residence, second incident in a month


Pope Francis injured his arm on Thursday after a fall at his residence. The Vatican spokesperson said, Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his arm, AP reported.

Pope Francis didn’t break his arm but that a sling was put on as a precaution, the Vatican spokesman in a statement said. This comes almost a month after the 88-year-old pope whacked his chin on his nightstand following an apparent fall that resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. The pope uses a wheelchair as he battled health problems previously.


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