Pope Francis again laboratories on a serious cold. The 88-year-old head of the church even had to stop his sermon on Sunday due to breathing problems.
His text was further read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of the papal liturgical festivals. Due to bronchitis, the Pope had published the audience to his hometown, the Vatican Pension in Santa Marta on Friday and Saturday, the Vatican announced.
Speaking is difficult for him
His dates were held there on Thursday. He had previously read his catechesis address at the general public by an employee on Wednesday. Due to a strong cold it is difficult for him, the pope justified this step.
At the age of 88, Francis is now the second oldest pope in history. Born in Argentijn, the successor of Benedict XVI. In the office since 2013. Only Pope Leo XIII. Was even older according to the archives of the Vatican: the Italian died in 1903 at the age of 93. The predecessor Benedikt van Francis was 95, but had resigned nine years before his death on New Year’s Eve.
Source: Krone
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