As Pope Francis remains hospitalised in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both lungs, prayers for his recovery and wishes of support are coming from different religions and interfaith groups around the world.
In addition to the more obvious sources of support in the Catholic Church, the likes of Buddhist, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders have offered prayers for the Pope’s recovery. Their voices have been joined by those from the wider and lesser-known reaches of the Church, such as the patriarchs of Catholicism’s Eastern Churches, as the whole world follows the drama around the 88-year-old Pope and his health that is unfolding in Rome.
