Pope Francis again diagnosed with bronchitis

However, he did not cancel the entire trip.

• Victor Esquivel
• March 2, 2024 – 03:09 pm
• International

he pope francisco It was announced on Saturday that he had once again been diagnosed with “bronchitis”, despite his journal not yet Cancel Asking for help with tasks such as delivering his speech at the inauguration of the Judicial Year at the Municipal and State Courts Holy See.

The pope has been suffering from the flu for several days and went to the hospital for a medical check-up, and although he delivered some greetings on Saturday, he later asked his aide Filippo Ciampanelli to read out his Speech.

“I’ve prepared a speech but as you can see I can’t read it because bronchitis. I ask Mr. (Filippo) Ciampanelli to read it,” the pope said in an affected voice.

Despite his poor health, Francisco decided to keep some ActivityAmong them, a private meeting with German head of government Olaf Scholz will be held this Saturday.

It is worth remembering that last Saturday the Pope canceled an appointment he had planned for his synod. journal, just like Monday. However, despite recovering, he led the Angelus prayer the next day.

Francisco has been using a wheelchair for several months and, in addition to respiratory problems, has developed a series of health problems in recent years, particularly with his knees, hips and colon.

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