Pope Francis canceled one audience and skipped speeches he was set to deliver on Thursday because of a bad cold, the Vatican says.
canceled one audience and skipped speeches he was set to deliver Thursday because of a bad cold, the Vatican said.
Francis, 86, did meet with young Orthodox priests and monks and members of the Max Planck Society, the German research organization that is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. But because of a “bad cold,” Francis merely had printed copies of his remarks handed out and didn’t read them aloud, the Vatican said in a note.
He later canceled a planned audience with members of an Italian YMCA group, the Holy See said in its daily bulletin.services that he presided over at a Roman church, and opted not to participate in the traditional procession that inaugurates the church’s Lenten season.was starting to hit Italy, Francis also suffered a bad cold that forced him to cancel several days of official audiences and his participation in the Vatican’s annual spiritual retreat.
He has been using a wheelchair and cane since last year because of strained knee ligaments and a small knee fracture that have made walking and standing difficult.
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