Tag: Sciatic Nerve

  • Pope cancels two New Year masses over nerve pains

    Pope cancels two New Year masses over nerve pains

    Pope Francis has cancelled two masses scheduled around New Year’s Eve, due to pain in his sciatic nerve, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 84-year-old head of the Catholic Church was originally due to pronounce an evening prayer at Saint Peter’s Basilica on New Year’s Eve, traditionally followed by the Te Deum hymn. Cardinal Giovanni…