Pope from hospital pens letter to the editor as plans advance for April 8 meeting with King Charles

Pope Francis no longer relies on ventilation to aid breathing

On March 18, the Italian daily paper Corriere della Serra published a letter from Pope Francis where he said his hospitalization has heightened his awareness to the "absurdity of war."

In a letter published today in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Pope Francis stated that his long illness "helped make the absurdity of the war clearer to him", while his deputy rejected any suggestion of the resignation of the Roman pontiff and spoke of plans for the upcoming meeting with the British King Charles III.

In the letter issued, the high pontiff considered the war in which many countries of the world find themselves absurd: “War seems even more absurd. Human fragility, in fact, has the power to make us clearer about what lasts and what happens, what makes us live and what kills. Perhaps that’s why we tend so often to deny the limits and to avoid the fragile and wounded people: they have the power to question the direction we have chosen, as individ…

Pope writes letter to the editor as Vatican prepares for King Charles’ visit

Pope's top deputy shot down any suggestion of resignation as plans progress for upcoming meeting with King Charles

King Charles has written a letter to Pope Francis wishing him a speedy recovery, amid his health concerns, following the confirmation of plans for the monarch's visit to the Vatican and Italy.

In a letter from hospital, Pope reflects on 'absurdity of war', plans meeting with King Charles

Pope Francis said that his illness had also helped make some things clearer to him, including the "absurdity of war."