The Supreme Pontiff canceled the audiences scheduled for today due to a flu condition. In November 2023 he suffered from bronchitis.
He Pope Francisco suspended the agenda he had planned for today due to a “mild flu“, reported the Vatican. The supreme pontiff planned to carry out different events during the day, among them, receive deacons from the diocese of Rome.
The news was announced this Friday by the Holy See, from where they issued a statement in which they reported that Francisco canceled all its Saturday activities due to a case “mild flu“.
Pope Francis canceled his activities due to flu
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“Due to a mild case of flu, as a precautionary measure, The Pope has canceled the audiences scheduled for today“, confirm the Press Office of the Holy See.
In addition, the Vatican also reported that from last Sunday afternoon until Friday, February 23, the Pope Francis was engaged in the Spiritual Exercises of Lent and their meetings were scheduled to resume today, although they have now been postponed again due to the slight flu.
For the moment, tomorrow’s traditional Sunday Angelus is still confirmed, the papal spokesperson said. Matteo Bruni.
Pope Francis’ last flu
In November 2023, the Supreme Pontiff also canceled his schedule due to falling ill with the flu. The Pope canceled a trip to Dubai in which he would participate in the United Nations climate conference and later confirmed that it was a infectious bronchitis which caused him difficulty breathing.
After this episode, Francisco reappeared and referred to his state of health. At that time, he maintained that he was feeling much better, although he also noted: “I get tired if I talk too much“.
This was the second case of bronchitis that the Pope Francisco During the past year. On the other occasion, he was hospitalized for three days receiving intravenous antibiotics.
Source: Ambito
