The 88-year-old pope, who has battled health problems including long bouts of bronchitis, often has to use a wheelchair because of bad knees. He uses a walker or cane when moving around his apartment in the Santa Marta hotel. The Vatican said that Thursday ...

Pope Francis on Thursday fell and hurt his arm just weeks after he sustained a bad bruise on his chin from an apparent fall, reported news agency AFP citing the Vatican. Francis didn't break his arm but a sling was put on as a precaution,

The fall resulted “in a contusion to the right forearm, without any fracture,” but “the arm has been immobilized as a precautionary measure,” the Vatican stated.

Pope Francis was wearing his arm in a sling during his meetings and audiences Jan. 16 after hurting his right arm in a fall. “This morning, due to a fall at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis suffered a contusion to his right forearm, without a fracture.

LONDON -- Pope Francis fell and injured his arm on Thursday in his residence, the Vatican said. "This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a bruise to his right forearm, without fractures," the Vatican said in a statement in Italian. "The arm was immobilized as a precautionary measure."

Pope Francis injured his arm after falling for the second time in just over a month, according to the Vatican.

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says. In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in the Casa Santa Marta, the pope’s residence, the 88-year ...

Pope Francis injured his right arm on Thursday at Santa Marta, Colombia, in his second fall in just over a month. He suffered a contusion and was later seen in

Pope Francis sustained a contusion on his right forearm after a fall at his residence, Santa Marta house. Fortunately, no fractures were found. As a precautionary measure, his arm has been immobilized.

Pope Francis falls and hurts his arm, Vatican says, weeks after another fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.

Pope Francis fell and hurt his right arm on Thursday, six weeks after badly bruising his chin in another fall...

The Vatican said that Thursday’s fall also occurred at Santa Marta, and the pope was later seen in audiences with his right arm in a sling. “This morning, due to a fall at Santa Marta House ...