Report reaching Brainnews has it that the head of Catholic Church, Pope Francis has been rescued by firefighters after he got stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, ahead of his weekly address on Sunday.
According to CNN, the Pope began his Sunday Angelus by apologizing for arriving several minutes late to the noon audience. He asked the crowd to applaud his rescuers before continuing with the weekly blessings.
Addressing the crowd, he explained: “Dear brothers and sisters, good morning. First of all, I have to apologise for being late but I had an unexpected event, I have been stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes.”
The Pope said that there was “a drop in voltage,” and that the elevator stopped, NAN revealed.
“Thank goodness, the firemen arrived, and I thank them so much, and after 25 minutes of work they managed to get it started again,” he said.
“A round of applause for the firefighters!” he added.
