VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who lately returned from a gruelling 12-day trip, cancelled his public conferences on Monday (Sep 23) resulting from “mild flu signs”, so he might relaxation forward of a go to to Belgium this week, the Vatican stated.
“On account of a light bout of flu, and as a precautionary measure in view of the journey over the subsequent few days, the papal audiences scheduled for at the moment are cancelled,” the Vatican press workplace stated.
The Argentine pontiff, who took over as head of the Catholic Church in 2013, has been plagued lately by well being points, together with bouts of flu earlier this 12 months and a case of bronchitis on the finish of final 12 months.
His 12-day journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore, from Sep 2 to 13, was significantly tiring, encompassing a distance of 32,000km.
On Thursday, he is because of set off once more, this time for a four-day journey to Luxembourg and Belgium.
