Pope Francis has had bronchitis for several days. The audiences, which was scheduled for Friday and Saturday, will therefore take place in the House of St. Marta – the Vatican Hotel, where the Pope lives in a private apartment. Referring to the Vatican press service, AFP informed on Thursday.
Also on Wednesday at the General Audience, the Pope asked his secretary to catechesis and the speech to believers and pilgrims He read instead. He explained that the strong cold he suffers from him makes him talk. “He reads it better than me,” The Pope, who was more difficult to breathe during the Sunday prayer of the Angel of the Lord, joked.
In recent years, the Pope, who took over his office in 2013, has been suffering from several health problems – from knee and hip pain to colon inflammation. He also underwent an operation. At the end of 2023, three days was hospitalized with bronchitis, which was cured by antibiotics. The Pope has one half of the lungs operated from his youth.
