Pope Francis has bronchitis: they ask for speech to be read to him

he Pope Francis said Saturday he was suffering from “bronchitis” and wanted his speech to be read by a collaborator, On the occasion of the inauguration of the Judicial Year of the National Court of Justice in Vatican City, after contracting the flu for several days and going to the hospital for tests. “I had prepared a speech, but as you can see, I couldn’t read it because of bronchitis. I asked Bishop (Filippo) Ciampanelli to read it,” said the pope in an affected voice, who nonetheless stuck to his agenda today, holding several hearings in addition to the judicial inauguration .Francisco, who was still feeling tired after suffering from the flu for several days, posted some greetings

but then he asked Bishop Ciampanelli to read a prepared speech.

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In recent days, although the pope has maintained all planned events, the collaborator has been the one to read the speech. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed that the pope was “well” and underwent surgery at the Gemelli hospital on Tiber Island in central Rome, which had been “routine” for several days after contracting the flu. .“The Pope is fine, I saw him last night, he had a routine visit and he told me he has no problem

And he has also recovered from the flu,” Parolin said in a statement to TV2000.

Read more: Pope Francis again cancels his agenda due to flu symptoms Last Monday, the Vatican reported that “mild flu symptoms persisted, although there was no fever,” but that the planned audience was being held as a precaution. Has been suspended.Last Sunday, the pope did celebrate traditional Sunday prayers, the Angelus prayers viewed from the window of the papal palace. and read it in a good voice before thousands of worshipers gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. At the end of November, The pope also suffered from bronchitis, so he had to cancel some events and celebrate the Angelus privately. In addition to having a collaborator read his speech instead, in order for him to recover, Argentinian Pope cancels trip to Dubai scheduled for early December

Attend a climate summit. He fully recovered within a few days, and on December 8 he even went to the Plaza de España to pay his traditional homage to the Immaculate Conception.