Pope Francis, slowing down as he ages, appoints personal medical assistant

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He acknowledged that his advancing age and difficulty walking have ushered in a new, slower phase of his papacy.

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leaves after the weekly general audience at the Vatican, August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

In a statement on Thursday the Vatican identified the assistant as Massimiliano Strappetti, coordinator of nurses and the health facilities of the Vatican, a sovereign state surrounded by Rome. Last year, Francis joked in an interview that it was Strapetti who"saved my life" by convincing him that he could no longer put off surgery.

"I don't think I can continue doing trips with the same rhythm as before," he said in his comments to reporters on his way home from Canada.

 

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