2023-11-25 12:36:13
The official activities that the pope Francisco I was scheduled for this Saturday They were suspended. With its usual brief style, the Vatican press area limited itself to disseminating a brief statement, pointing out that the cause of this change in the Holy Father’s agenda was due to “a slight flu-like state.”
The text only mentioned this Saturday’s activity, without reference to the commitments that await Francis this Sundaywhich in addition to meetings include the traditional activities that the Pontiff carries out leading the mass and the Angelus, with which he blesses the tens of thousands of people who gather in St. Peter’s Square.
The announcement of Francisco’s change of activities It occurred with a week left of his trip to Dubai, where the 86-year-old Pontiff plans to participate in an extremely important conference on the global climate organized by the UN, COP28.
In recent years, the Pope has made the defense of the environment one of the underlying causes of his papacy, and it is precisely within this framework that he plans a long-awaited speech at COP28 in Dubai on December 2.
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The health status of Francisco He has gone through a gradual deterioration in his mobility, specifically due to a problem with his knees that forces him to move around in a wheelchair for much of the day, while speculation is also circulating about whether he will eventually resign from his position due to issues arising from the age, as his predecessor Benedict XVI did in 2013.
The head of the Catholic Church underwent colon surgery in 2021 and was hospitalized twice this year, once for an operation on his abdomen.
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