Pope clears schedule for medical checks on painful knee


              Pope Francis talks with Vatican head of security, Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, as he leaves his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              Pope Francis salutes a group of French pilgrims at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, left, helps Pope Francis to stand up at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, left, helps Pope Francis to stand up at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              Pope Francis caresses a child at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope clears schedule for medical checks on painful knee