He Papa Francisco The 86-year-old man said this Sunday that The “pneumonia problem” could not appear in San Pedro Square to pray the Sunday Angelus with the faithful, and instead he had to remain at his residence in Casa Santa Marta.

“Today I can’t look out the window because I have a problem with pneumonia, and The reflection will be read by Monsignor Paolo Braida. who knows them well, because he is the one who makes them and always makes them so well. Thank you very much for your presence,” Francisco said live.

Some footage from the broadcast showed that In Francisco’s right hand he held a patch and two IVs.although he read the Angelus, with some difficulty and clearly tired, sitting at the altar of the chapel.

He subsequently gave the floor to Breida, who read the reflections accompanying the Sunday prayer, which noted that “At last there is a truce between Israel and Palestine and some hostages have been released.”

“Let’s pray that they all become like this as soon as possible: let’s think about their families. Let’s provide more humanitarian aid to Gaza and insist on dialogue: This is the only way, the only way to find peace. “Whoever does not want dialogue does not want peace,” said the priest.

The Vatican announced yesterday that the pontiff’s agenda for Saturday had been canceled because he was away on business. “mild flu state”

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“An audience with the Holy Father is scheduled for this morning. canceled due to a mild flu,” the Holy See said in a brief statement.

After this Francisco underwent a CT scan to rule out the risk of pulmonary complications at the Gemelli Isola Hospital in Rome: “The test was negative and the Pope returned to Casa Santa Marta,” the Vatican said.

The pope is scheduled to meet with the president of Guinea-Bissau on Saturday. Umaro Sissoko in packagingwhile his commitments for the coming days remain on the agenda, including travel from Dubai on Friday, December 1, to the COP 28 climate change summit.

Likewise, November 28 planned to attend the meeting of bishops of the Spanish Episcopal Conference in the Dicastery of the Clergy in the Vatican, and the day before, on the 27th, to have an audience with the President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña.

(EFE)