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Pictures captured the moment Pope Francis fell over during Mass in front of a television audience of millions while visiting Poland's holiest site
The 79-year-old Pontiff stumbled at the altar and had to be helped to his feet as he celebrated a mass in the souther city of Czestochowa
Pictures show him tumbling to the floor next to steps leading to the altar and being helped to his feet by Vatican Master of Ceremonies, Guido Marini
The Pope was helped to his feet and was uninjured despite the tumble. He went on the finish Mass, which was aired to millions on television
Francis fell onto his back on to the carpeted floor and had to be quickly helped to his feet by those around him this morning.
Francis suffers from sciatica, a medical condition in which pain sometimes shoots down the leg from the lower back. He was uninjured and finished the event, which was aired to a television audience of millions
Pope Francis takes a fall at the beginning of the Holy Mass in the Shrine of Czestochowa on the occasion of the 1,050th anniversary of the baptism of Poland
Outdoors, the Argentine said Mass for a congregation numbering in the tens of thousands, thanking Poles for holding on to their faith in difficult times
Pope Francis managed to get back up on to his feet with a little help from those around him, including Vatican Master of Ceremonies, Guido Marini
This is the moment Pope Francis fell over during Mass in front of a television audience of millions while visiting Poland's holiest site.
The 79-year-old Pontiff stumbled at the altar and had to be helped to his feet as he celebrated a Mass at the Jasna Gora Monastery in the southern city of Czestochowa.
Pictures show him tumbling to the floor next to steps leading to the altar and being helped to his feet by Vatican Master of Ceremonies, Guido Marini.
Francis suffers from sciatica, a medical condition in which pain sometimes shoots down the leg from the lower back. He was uninjured and finished the event, which was aired to a television audience of millions.
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