Pope Francis will pray the Sunday Angelus in the chapel of his residence in the Vatican and not on the balcony of the Apostolic Palace in St. Peter’s Square, as usual, due to the flu that forced him to cancel Saturday’s agenda.
“At 12:00 p.m., Pope Francis will recite the Angelus via connection from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta. The prayer will be broadcast live on television and on screens in St. Peter’s Square,” the Holy See reported in a statement. release.
On Saturday, the Vatican announced that the pontiff’s schedule for that day had been canceled due to the pope’s “mild flu condition.”
“The Holy Father’s audiences scheduled for this morning were canceled due to a mild case of flu,” the Holy See reported in a brief statement.
Meanwhile, Francis performed a CT scan (CT scan) to rule out the risk of lung complications at the Gemelli Isola hospital in Rome: “The test was negative and the Pope returned to Casa Santa Marta,” the Vatican reported.
On Saturday, the Pope had planned a meeting with the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, which was cancelled, but his commitments for the coming days remain on the agenda, including the trip to Dubai, on Friday, December 1. , to the COP 28 summit on climate change.
On Tuesday, Francis will also participate in the meeting of bishops of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, in the Dicastery for the Clergy, in the Vatican, and, one day before, on Monday, he will receive an audience with the president of Paraguay. , Santiago Peña.
On November 6, Francis himself explained, in a tired voice, that he was not in good health and that he preferred not to read the speech he had prepared to receive the European rabbis, but he did not interrupt the activities then planned on his agenda. .
“Good morning, I greet everyone and welcome you. I appreciate this visit, which makes me so happy, but I am not in good health and, therefore, I prefer not to read the speech, but rather to give it to you.” to take away,” said the Pope, with a tired and somewhat hoarse voice.
Later that same day, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni clarified that the Pope was “a little cold” but that his activities would continue as normal.
Source: TSF
