World / Pope Benedict XVI Pope Slips on Vacation, Breaks Wrist Injury is 'nothing serious,' says pontiff spokesman By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff Posted Jul 17, 2009 3:47 AM CDT Copied Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by faithful as he arrives, in Introd, near Aosta, northern Italy, earlier this week. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) Pope Benedict XVI broke his wrist today after slipping and falling in his room during a vacation in the Italian Alps, reports the New York Times. "It's nothing serious," said a Vatican spokesman. Benedict, who even celebrated Mass before going to the hospital by car, is expected to stay on vacation in northern Italy until the end of the month. The pope turned 82 in April. (More Pope Benedict XVI stories.) Report an error