The 88-year-old pope has fallen twice in the past two months
Pope Francis' aide leans down to pick up the the handle of the Pope's walking stick after it snapped at the Vatican on Feb. 1, 2025.Pope Francis tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling.
After Saturday’s slight stumble, two aides helped him to his chair on the stage and the audience proceeded without incident. After he recovered someone in the audience shouted “Viva il Papa” and the audience applauded. On Dec. 7, the pope whacked his chin on his nightstand in an apparent fall that resulted in a bad bruise.
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