Ailing Pope Francis, who this week is making limited public appearances due to persistent pain, has drawn attention to the plight of homeless people in winter, including a Nigerian man who froze to death near the Vatican, the AP website reports today (January 24, 2021).
Francis today asked for prayers for t he 46-year-old man named Edwin who he said was "ignored by all, abandoned, even by us." The temperature in Rome has dropped to below freezing in recent nights.
Francis, 84, is suffering for the second time this month from sciatica -- a nerve inflammation that can cause severe pain in the lower back and legs -- causing him to skip Mass in St. Peter's Basilica today.
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