Members of Parliament have collectively supplied their prayers and finest needs to the top of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis who has been hospitalised for the previous 12 days.
The Speaker Anita amongst led the House in praying for the Pope throughout the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 26 February 2025.
“The Pope is reportedly affected by pneumonia. We be a part of the tens of millions of believers on the market to hope for his speedy restoration,” she stated.
“On behalf of the Parliament of Uganda and alone behalf, we be a part of the worldwide Catholic fraternity and all folks of goodwill in extending our heartfelt get-well needs to the Holy Father. May the Lord heal Pope Francis,” she added.
Bukonjo County West MP, Hon. Atkins Katusabe famous that as a religious Catholic, he’s additionally praying for the Holy Father’s fast restoration.
Buhweju County MP, Hon. Francis Mwijukye revealed that he is among the few Ugandans who’ve interacted with Pope Francis and is praying for his therapeutic.
“We pray for the continued grace of God’s mercy, consolation and therapeutic and above all, that he continues to information and provides us hope world wide,” he stated.
Hon. Lawrence Biyika (NRM, Ora County, Zombo) recognised the Pope for his function in environmental conservation.
“The Holy Father has championed environmental safety all through his papacy and continues to put it up for sale by his encyclical letters, Laudato Si’,” he stated.
Meanwhile, media reviews point out that Pope Francis, who’s battling double pneumonia, stays in important situation however is steady and has not skilled additional respiratory crises.
The 88-year-old Pontiff is at present spending his twelfth night time at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, marking the longest hospitalisation of his papacy.
