‘I have a lot of difficulty speaking’

he pope francisco He revealed during a general audience at the Vatican that he had “a little bronchitis” which prevented him from reading the speech he had prepared for the occasion. “I want to read the whole speech, but I have a problem: I have a bit of bronchitis and I can’t speak well,” Francisco told attendees at the symposium. church communication university

, promoted by the French Bishops’ Conference. In his first two audiences of the day, Pope Francis delivered a planned speech, although his voice sounded tired.

“If you are not offended, I will give you the text of the speech. Excuse me. I would give it to all of you, but I have a lot of difficulty speaking,” the pope added. “

Currently, the Holy See Press Office He gave no further information about the pope’s health.. At the end of November, Francisco developed “pulmonary inflammation” problems, forcing him to miss some events and cancel a trip to the climate summit. Dubai COP28

Booked for early December. The 87-year-old pope was subsequently CT (computed axial tomography) at a hospital in Rome confirmed these health problems and antibiotic treatment was started. It took him several days to recover from bronchitis, during which time he was helped by a collaborator who read out his speech.

The Pope was admitted to a Rome hospital twice last year Gemini Polyclinic

. In March, he suffered complications from a respiratory infection; in June, he underwent surgery to treat an abdominal hernia that could be blocking his intestines.