Hospitalized Pope Francis sends audio messages to believers in St. Peter’s Square

Pope Francis thanked the blessing in his first audio message on Thursday for his blessing “from the bottom of my heart” since being hospitalized for double pneumonia about three weeks ago. Earlier in the day, a brief message Francis recorded from Gemelli Hospital in Rome was played in the night prayer service of the 88-year-old PONTIFF in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.