Pope cancels Saturday due to flu

Pope scheduled to meet with deacons of Rome diocese

popeHe had planned to resume his schedule this Saturday after a short Lent break, but he canceled all scheduled events due to a mild flu, the Vatican Press Office reported.

The Pope said the decision to cancel today’s audience was a precautionary measure given that the Pope’s flu symptoms were mild. Holy See

. This morning, the Pope plans to meet with the deacons of the Diocese of Rome.

In previous years, the Pope has held Lenten devotional activities with the superiors of the Holy See outside the Vatican at the House of the Holy Master in the town of Ariccia, 45 kilometers away from Rome.

However, since 2020, the Pope has chosen to conduct spiritual retreats in person. That year, he retreated alone in the Vatican due to a cold. Since then, whether in 2021 or 2022 and 2023, Francis has tended to retire during Lent, a situation that has been repeated in 2024.

Previously, Pope Francis He had been informed of the fire in Valencia and had sent a message to the city by telegram, addressed to Bishop Enrique Benavente Vidal.

The message began: “The Pope is paying close attention to the news of a terrible fire in an apartment building in Campaner, which has caused casualties and a large number of injured and missing people.” Two people from the Holy See, Cardinal Secretary of State Peter Lo Parolin.