VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, affected by a “lung irritation”, appeared seated within the chapel of his residence as a substitute of in St. Peter’s Sq. whereas an aide learn the pontiff’s Sunday (Nov 26) message.
The 86 yr outdated pope, sporting his conventional white robes and with a bandage on his proper hand, remained seated subsequent to the aide throughout the studying.
“Pricey brothers and sisters. Completely happy Sunday. Right now, I can’t seem on the window as a result of I’ve this drawback of an irritation within the lungs,” Francis stated.
Francis went to a Rome hospital on Saturday for a scan that the Vatican stated had dominated out lung issues after a bout of flu pressured him to cancel actions.
The Vatican offered no clarification for the obvious distinction between its assertion on Saturday and what the pope stated on Sunday.
One a part of one of many pope’s lungs was eliminated when Francis was a younger man in his native Argentina.
Francis launched the priest, Father Paolo Braida, who went on to learn the pope’s Sunday message based mostly on the Gospel. Francis coughed a number of instances throughout the studying.
