Pope Francis falls and hurts his arm, Vatican says, weeks after another fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.

Pope Francis fell and injured his arm on Thursday in his residence, the Vatican said. "This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a bruise to his right forearm, without fractures,

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any fractures, the Vatican says. In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in the Casa Santa Marta, the pope’s residence, the 88-year-old pontiff “suffered a contusion to his right forearm, without fracture.”

Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his right arm. It's the second time in a month that Francis has injured himself after an apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.

Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence but did not suffer any fractures, the Vatican said on Thursday.

Pope Francis has fallen and and hurt his right arm, the Vatican says, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution, the Vatican spokesman said in a statement on Thursday.

Pope Francis was seen on Thursday at a Vatican function with his arm bandaged and in a sling as Church officials confirmed he had suffered a second fall in a matter of weeks

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence but did not suffer any fractures, the Vatican said on Thursday.

Pope Francis suffered a fall and injured his right arm, the Vatican announced on Jan. 16. According to a brief statement, the 88-year-old pontiff fell at his Vatican residence. While he did not break it, the arm was immobilized as a cautionary measure.

Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bruise on his chin.