Pope Francis assured this Wednesday that he is better than ever. recent bronchitis that he has had, but he has preferred not to read the catechism prepared for the general audience because he still gets tired when he has to talk a lot.

“Dear brothers and sisters, welcome all. Also today I asked Monsignor Ciampanelli (one of his assistants) for help to read because it is still difficult for me. I’m much better, but I get tired of talking too much“said the pope at the beginning of the general audience held in the Paul VI hall. The Vatican has confirmed that on Friday, December 8, the pope will go to the central Spanish Steps in Rome to pay tribute to the Immaculate Conceptionafter the recent “lung inflammation” which forced him to suspend some commitments and which It is being cured with antibiotics.

The flu has forced him to suspend some events and the trip to the climate summit in Dubai, as well as to hold his audiences in his papal residence, Casa Santa Marta, as well as the Sunday Angelus prayer, and not in the Apostolic Palace. . Likewise, the Holy See confirmed the participation of Pope Francis in the mass for the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Latin America, on December 12 at 6:00 p.m. local.