Pope Francis revealed this Sunday that he has a “problem with pneumonia,” forcing him to go into hiding at his residence, preventing him from praying the Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square.
“Today I cannot look out of the window because I have a problem with pneumonia. Monsignor Paolo Braida will read the reflection, who knows it well, because he is the one who does it and always does it so well. Thank you for your presence “, Francisco said in a live broadcast.
After his speech, the Pope gave the floor to Braida, who read the reflections accompanying the prayer, although the Pope recited the Angelus despite showing some difficulty.
This Sunday, Francisco admitted that he has a “problem with pneumonia”, which prevented him from appearing in St. Peter’s Square to pray with the faithful, because he would have to go into hiding in his home, Casa Santa Marta.
On Saturday, Pope Francis underwent tests at the hospital after contracting the flu that forced him to cancel his schedule, but the results ruled out any breathing problem, the Vatican said.
Francis, who had part of a lung removed when he was young, underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said, quoted by the Associated Press.
The test carried out at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Francisco was treated for a respiratory infection earlier this year, was carried out to rule out possible respiratory problems and was negative, Bruni said in a statement.
Last Saturday, the Vatican announced that the Pope had canceled his audiences due to the flu.
Francisco is expected to travel to Dubai on Friday to participate in the COP28 climate change conference.
The pope had planned a meeting with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló for Saturday, but that was also canceled.
On Tuesday, Francis will participate in the meeting of bishops of the Spanish Episcopal Conference at the Dicastery for the Clergy in the Vatican, and a day earlier, on Monday, the pope is expected to receive the president of Paraguay in audience. , Santiago Peña.
On November 6, Francisco himself explained in a weary voice that he was not in good health and that he preferred not to read the speech he had prepared for the reception of the European rabbis, but he did not interrupt the activities on his agenda.
“Good morning, I greet everyone and give you a warm welcome. Thank you for this visit which 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 give it to you” , he said in a tired and slightly hoarse voice.
Source: DN
