His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent on Sunday a message wishing Pope Francis a quick recovery.
“We pray the Lord Jesus Christ, the Physician of our souls and bodies, to heal Your Holiness’ suffering and restore you to health,” wrote the Patriarch of Romania.
Full text:
Bucharest, 23 February 2025
His Holiness Pope FRANCIS,
Vatican City
Your Holiness,
In these challenging moments, we pray the Lord Jesus Christ, the Physician of our souls and bodies, to heal Your Holiness’ suffering and restore you to health so that you can resume your pastoral and missionary activity.
On behalf of the members of the Holy Synod, the clergy and the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Church, we wish Your Holiness much help from God to overcome the health issues that you are confronted with.
With cordial greetings in Christ,
† DANIEL
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu (archive)
