Pope Francis presides over ceremony for brand spanking new cardinals with broad bruise on his chin

A Vatican spokesman stated later Saturday that the bruise was attributable to a contusion on Friday morning, when Francis hit an evening stand together with his chin.

The pontiff, who turns 88 later this month, appeared barely fatigued, however carried on as regular with the scheduled ceremony to create 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Francis has suffered a number of well being issues lately and now makes use of a wheelchair attributable to knee and again ache.

In 2017, whereas on a visit to Colombia, Francis sported a black eye after he hit his head on a help bar when his popemobile stopped quick.