VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who not too long ago returned from a gruelling 12-day trip, cancelled his public conferences on Monday (Sep 23) as a consequence of “mild flu signs”, so he may relaxation forward of a go to to Belgium this week, the Vatican stated.
“As a result 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 right this 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 in recent times by well being points, together with bouts of flu earlier this yr and a case of bronchitis on the finish of final yr.
His 12-day journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore, from Sep 2 to 13, was notably 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.