Pope Francis apologises after slapping woman’s hand
Pontiff admits ‘sometime even I lose patience’, referring to incident with pilgrim at Vatican
Pope Francis has apologised after slapping a woman’s hand as he greeted pilgrims at the Vatican on New Year’s Eve.
Francis lost his cool when the woman abruptly grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her just after he reached out to greet a child during a visit to the Vatican’s nativity scene on Tuesday night.