VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, affected by a “lung irritation”, appeared seated within the chapel of his residence as an alternative of in St. Peter’s Sq. whereas an aide learn the pontiff’s Sunday (Nov 26) message.
The 86 yr previous pope, carrying his conventional white robes and with a bandage on his proper hand, remained seated subsequent to the aide through the studying.
“Pricey brothers and sisters. Joyful Sunday. Immediately, I can’t seem on the window as a result of I’ve this downside 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 compelled him to cancel actions.
The Vatican offered no rationalization 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 occasions through the studying.