Pope plans private audience with Rome diocese deacons at Vatican
- Victor Esquivel
- February 24, 2024 – 6:16 pm
- International
Activities on the meeting agenda pope francisco Reportedly suspended this Saturday due to mild flu Holy See via statement.
Pope plans to meet with diocesan deacons Rome in private audience Holy See.
“Due to mild flu symptoms and as a precautionary measure, the Pope has canceled the audience scheduled for today, Saturday,” the agency said. Holy See.
For now, this Sunday’s Angelus prayer at the window of the Papal Palace remains confirmed, the spokesman Holy SeeMatteo Bruni added that there would be no further news during the day.
It is worth noting that at the end of November, the Pope fell ill with bronchitis, which forced him to cancel events in the Papal Palace and celebrate the Angelus without looking out the window in his room. St. Peter’s Squarewith a collaborator reading his speech instead.
The Argentine pope, who turned 87 in December, needs a wheelchair when traveling. He has suffered a series of health problems with his knees, hips and colon in recent years and underwent abdominal hernia surgery in June.