Vatican
City, 25 October 2013 (VIS) – The director of the Holy See Press
Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., today made the following
declaration on the state of health of Archbishop Secretary of State
Pietro Parolin:
“As
is known, he recently underwent a surgical procedure, which took
place in Padua in the department of hepatobiliary surgery in the
university hospital. The procedure was successful and today
Archbishop Parolin will be discharged.
“He
will remain in Veneto during the coming days to allow a suitable
period of rest and recovery, and in order to be able to assume the
grave responsibilities of his new role, once fully recovered.
“Archbishop
Parolin, with whom I have spoken directly, wishes to express his
gratitude firstly to the Pope, for his understanding, attention and
closeness, and also to all those who have been close to him in this
period, or have prayed for him. He hopes to take on soon the new
responsibilities the Pope has entrusted to him”.
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