VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has suffered his second fall in as many months and bruised his forearm, the Vatican said on Thursday, adding that he was wearing a sling.

The 88-year-old, who has been in increasingly fragile health in recent years, fell at the Santa Marta residence where he lives in the Vatican but did not break any bones, the press office said in a statement.

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