Pope Francis receives phone call during general audience

Pope Francis takes a telephone call during the May 17 General Audience. / Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 17, 2023 / 09:18 am (CNA).To the surprise of the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis briefly interrupted his Wednesday general audience to take a phone call. After the pope greeted English-speaking pilgrims at his public audience on May 17, one of his assistants walked over to where Pope Francis was seated and handed him a cellphone. The pope spoke quietly on the phone for about one minute while the crowd waited in silence. After the phone call, the general audience resumed as usual with a Vatican employee reading the German translation of the pope's catechesis.While it is a rare occurrence to see the pope using a cellphone, it is not the first time that he has taken a call during his Wednesday audience. This was at least the fourth phone call Pope Francis has taken during a general audience in the last two years. Pope Franci...

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