US EditionPope from hospital pens letter to the editor as plans advance for April 8 meeting with King Charles
- Pope Francis stated in a letter that his illness has made him more aware of the absurdity of war and called for renewed diplomatic efforts.
- Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed that Pope Francis will not resign and reported improvements in his health during recent visits.
- King Charles III is scheduled to meet Pope Francis on April 8 at the Vatican.
- Francis urged that diplomacy and international organizations must find a 'new vitality and credibility' in addressing conflicts.
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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…
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.
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