Pope Francis spent the morning in an audience with a group of seminarians from Cordoba, Spain. He gave them advice regarding the journey of life they are embarking on, noting that setting out on such a journey without the hope that Jesus brings “would be madness”.
The meeting followed the Pope injuring himself after falling at his Vatican residence the day before on 16 January, after which he was wearing a sling for his right arm.
In a statement, the Vatican said the fall happened inside the Vatican’s Santa Marta guesthouse, where the 88-year-old pope lives. The fall resulted in a contusion (significant bruising) on the Pope’s right arm, without any fractures, though the arm was immobilised “as a preventative measure”.
