Health condition of Pope Francis, who refuses to travel to Dubai for COP28 due to bronchitisThe Vatican said on Saturday it was “improving”. However, the 86-year-old Argentine pope will give up the Angelus from the window of the Apostolic Palace in St. Peter’s Square in Rome to “avoid being affected by changing temperatures.”
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“The Pope does not have a fever and continues to receive appropriate medical treatment,” the Holy See said in a statement.
Like last Sunday, he will pray the Angelus in his private residence. The prayer will be broadcast on a screen in St. Peter’s Square, according to the Vatican. Pope struggled to breathe as he hosted his weekly audience on Wednesday Wearily, he asked an assistant to read the text for him.
Francisco had a partial lung ablation as a young man, He was forced to cancel his planned trip to Dubai to attend the United Nations Climate Conference. Vatican No. 2 Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin traveled to Dubai on Saturday on the pope’s behalf and read out a speech in which he asked Conference of the Parties attendees to provide a “turning point” to accelerate the ecological transition.
Francisco, who would have turned 87 in December, suffered from multiple health problems, including his knees, hips and colon. In June, he underwent abdominal surgery, and in March he was hospitalized for three nights with bronchitis. On Saturday, he canceled several hearings due to a “mild flu.”
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