Pope Francis attended the general audience in the Vatican on Wednesday, but did not read the catechesis due to hoarseness. “I still don’t feel well, because of this flu, and my voice is not good…” the Pope said in a weak voice.
The catechesis was read by his colleague Filippo Ciampanelli, member of the State Secretariat. Francis called for prayers for the situation in Israel and Palestine.
“Peace please, peace!”
“Peace please, peace!” the Pope said at the end of the general audience. His call was interrupted by a few coughing fits. “I hope that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will continue, that all hostages will be released and that access to necessary humanitarian aid will continue to be possible. There is no water, there is no bread, the people are suffering. It is the ordinary people, the people of the people, who suffer, not those who wage war.”
“War is always a defeat, everyone loses”
Francis also thought about Ukraine: “When we talk about peace, let us not forget the dear Ukrainian people, who are suffering so much and are still at war. War is always a defeat, everyone loses. Not everyone: there is a group that wins a lot, the arms manufacturers, who profit a lot from the deaths of other people,” the Pope emphasized.
Trip to Dubai cancelled
For health reasons, the Pope will not fly to the World Climate Conference in Dubai. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Tuesday that although the 86-year-old church leader’s condition related to flu and respiratory infections had improved, doctors had asked the pope not to make the trip. The Pope accepted this request from the doctors with great regret and the trip has now been cancelled.
Source: Krone
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