He [[LINK:TAG|||tag|||5f526b20a03f7f12cedc31de|||papa Francisco]] did not read on Wednesday the catechesis of the general audience for suffer “a strong cold” and apologized with the faithful gathered in the Paul VI classroom of the Vatican. “I apologize, but with this strong cold it is difficult for me to speak,” said the Pope, who asked a collaborator, the priest Pierluigi Giroli, an official of the Secretary of State, to read his catechesis during the hearing.
In recent days the Pope had already appeared somewhat cold, but has participated in all the acts planned and read his speeches. Francisco did read greetings to the faithful of the various linguistic groups and also the Spanish synthesis of the audience.
“I encourage you to pray for the priests and consecrated that perform their ministry in poor countries and devastated by war, especially in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For many, this presence is the proof that God always remembers Of them, “the Pope read during his greeting to the faithful of Polish.
Last December, also for a cold, The Pope did not read his Wednesday catechesis And later he did not look out the window of the Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus, which he celebrated in the chapel of his residence, the Santa Marta house. On that occasion, the Vatican explained that it was also a measure in view of the commitments he had planned in those days for Christmas celebrations.
In the past, the Argentine pontiff has suffered some flu and respiratory problems that even forced him to be in March 2023 in the Twinlly Hospital in Rome.
Source: Lasexta

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