Pope to miss Angelus prayer delivery for fifth Sunday

Faithful participating in the Jubilee in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Picture: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

The Vatican is expected to issue the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer as a written text for the fifth week in a row as Pope Francis continues his recovery from double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

The Pope typically delivers the Angelus from a window overlooking St Peter’s Square to the gathered faithful, who have grown more numerous due to the Jubilee year that Francis inaugurated in December.