OUR Pope Francis he was unconscious when he was taken to the hospital two weeks ago, according to the Italian who reportedly speaks to him regularly, and their last conversation was on Sunday.

The 86-year-old pontiff was admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome on March 29 with a diagnosis of bronchitis. Three days later he was discharged, and last week at the Catholic Easter service he appeared in good health.

Michele Ferri, from Pesaro in central Italy, told Reuters that the Pope sounded better in their recent conversation than the last time they spoke in January. “He looked very tired” last time, she said.

Ferri confirmed his statement to the local Italian newspaper il Resto del Carlino. According to this newspaper, the father said to him, “Even a few hours… I’m not sure I’m going to be here to tell you about it.” “I told him: you really scared us!” Ferry said.

Ferri has been in regular contact with Francis since the pontiff called him a decade ago to console him over his brother’s death in a robbery, according to Italian media reports. Dad has been known to often talk on the phone to certain people he met when he spoke a comforting word to them. The Vatican does not confirm their names, but does not deny the conversation with Ferry. But he did not respond to a request for comment on the man’s recent statements.

The Pope has been feeling well this past week and performed all the Easter services except for the open-air service on Good Friday in Rome due to the unusually cold weather in the city.

Source: APE/MEB