Lusaka, 08 March, 2025 / 7:52 pm (ACI Africa).
The President of Zambia has called upon citizens of the Southern African nation to join their counterparts across the globe in offering prayers for Pope Francis, who has been in hospital since February 14 where he is being treated for double pneumonia.
In a Friday, March 7 social media post, President Hakainde Hichilema says, “As a nation deeply rooted in faith, especially during this sacred season of Lent, our hearts and prayers should remain fervently directed toward the Holy Father, Pope Francis.”
“We earnestly pray for his full recovery, so that he may continue guiding the Church with wisdom and grace,” President Hichilema says.
The seventh Zambian President, who is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist underscored the value of spiritual solidarity with the Holy Father and called for steadfastness.
“Let us remain steadfast in this spiritual duty, undistracted in our devotion and intercession, by conversations outside this vocation,” he says in the March 7 Facebook post.
