he pope franciscoSuffering from the flu, he said he commissioned an aide to read the speech at Saturday’s ceremony because He was unable to read due to bronchitis.
“I’ve prepared a speech, but, as you can see, I couldn’t read it due to bronchitis. “I have asked Monsignor (Filippo) Ciampanelli to read to me,” the pope said, his voice cracking.
The speech was delivered at the opening of the Vatican Court’s Judicial Year.
Later, the Pope was able to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholzduring an audience at the Vatican.
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Francisco, 87there have been some health problems recently.
He failed to read before his weekly audience on Wednesday and briefly visited a Rome hospital for tests, claiming he had a heart condition. “a little cold”.
He canceled appointments on Monday and Saturday with what the Vatican said was a mild case of the flu, but on Sunday he gave his weekly address to a crowd in St. Peter’s Square.
In early December, the Pope was forced to cancel his planned trip to Dubai to attend the COP28 climate conference due to the impact of influenza and lung inflammation.
As a young man in his native Argentina, They removed part of one lung.