At the end of November, the Pope also suffered from bronchitis and had to cancel some events and celebrate the Angelus privately.
Pope Francis said yesterday Saturday that he was suffering from “bronchitis” after contracting the flu for several days and going to the hospital. He wanted his speech to be read by a collaborator on the occasion of the inauguration of the Judicial Year at the National Court of Justice in Vatican City. Some tests.
“I had prepared the speech, but as you can see I was unable to read it due to bronchitis. “I asked Bishop Filippo Ciampanelli to read it,” the pope said in an affected tone, nonetheless. He remains committed to his agenda today, holding several hearings in addition to the judicial inauguration.
Francis, tired from days of influenza, said a few greetings but then let Bishop Ciampanelli read prepared remarks.
In recent days, although the pope has maintained all planned events, the speech was read by the same collaborator.
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed that the pope “feels well” and that the test he underwent at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in central Rome days after contracting the flu was “routine.”
Parolin said in a statement to TV2000: “The Pope is fine, I saw him last night and he had a routine visit and he told me that there is nothing wrong with him and that he has recovered from the flu.”
Last Monday, the Vatican reported that “mild flu-like symptoms persisted, although there was no fever,” but planned hearings had been suspended as a precaution.
The pope did celebrate the traditional Angelus prayer last Sunday, leaning out of the window of the papal palace and reciting it in a good voice before thousands of worshipers gathered in St. Peter’s Square at 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, with a collaborator reading the speech in his place.
In order to allow himself to recover, the Argentine pope canceled his planned trip to Dubai for a climate summit in early December.
A few days later, he fully recovered, and on December 8, he even went to the Plaza de España to pay his traditional homage to the Immaculate Conception.
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