Pope Francis revealed this Sunday that he has a “lung inflammation problem”, which will force him to take refuge in his residence, preventing him from praying the Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square.
“Today I cannot look out the window, because I have this problem of lung inflammation. Monsignor Paolo Braida will read the reflection, who knows it well, because he is the one who does it and he always does it very well. Thank you, thank you, for your presence,” he said. Francisco, in a live broadcast.
After his speech, the Pope gave the floor to Braida, who read the reflections that accompany the prayer, although the pontiff recited the Angelus, despite showing some difficulty.
This Sunday, Francisco admitted that he has a “lung inflammation problem” that prevented him from appearing in St. Peter’s Square to pray with the faithful, because he would have to take refuge in his residence, Casa Santa Marta.
On Saturday, Pope Francis underwent tests in the hospital after contracting the flu that forced him to cancel his schedule, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican reported.
Francis, who had part of his lung removed when he was young, underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said, quoted by the Associated Press.
The test conducted at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where Francis was treated for a respiratory infection earlier this year, was performed to rule out possible respiratory problems and came back negative, Bruni said in a statement.
Last Saturday, the Vatican announced that the Pope had canceled his audiences due to the flu.
Francis is expected to travel to Dubai on Friday to participate in the COP28 conference on climate change.
The Pope had scheduled a meeting for Saturday with the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, which was also cancelled.
On Tuesday, Francis is scheduled to 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, the Pope is expected to receive the president of Paraguay in audience. . , 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 when receiving the European rabbis, but he did not interrupt the activities on his agenda.
“Good morning, greetings to everyone and welcome. Thank you for this visit that I enjoy so much, but it turns out that I am not in good health and that is why I prefer not to read the speech, but rather to give it to you.” “She said with a tired and somewhat hoarse voice.
Source: TSF
