Pope Francis has trouble breathing due to flu

Rome Vatican City – he pope francisco Although there are influenza This forced him to cancel his trip to Dubai for COP28 and ask an assistant to read in his place.

The 86-year-old Argentine pope appeared tired and breathless in front of a Vatican audience, telling the audience: “I’m still not feeling well with the flu.”

Francisco was forced to cancel his trip to this year’s annual climate summit COP28 in Dubai on the advice of his doctor due to the ongoing flu outbreak since the weekend.

The pope, who underwent a partial lung ablation as a young man, was scheduled to stay in the United Arab Emirates from Friday to Sunday, where he was due to speak on Saturday.

At the end of Wednesday’s audience, Francis made a faint appeal for an end to the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. However, he seemed more cheerful as he watched a circus show with acrobats.

Francis, who has suffered multiple health problems in recent years and underwent abdominal surgery in June, canceled Saturday’s audience due to what the Vatican described as a “mild flu-like condition.”

The pope underwent a “computed tomography scan” that ruled out “the risk of pulmonary complications.” The Vatican said Francis was receiving intravenous antibiotics.