The Pope will deliver his Sunday address indoors this weekend as ill health forces him to change his plans again.
Tomorrow Pope Francis will pray the Sunday Angelus prayer at his home at Casa Santa Marta.
He usually read it from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
But a Vatican statement on Saturday revealed plans had changed due to his health.
Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See’s press office, said: “To avoid being exposed to temperature fluctuations, Pope Francis will pray the Angelus prayer tomorrow morning via a connection from Casa Santa Marta.”
“The prayer will be broadcast live by Vatican Media on television and on screens in St. Peter’s Square.
“It will also be available for broadcast on the Vatican news website.”
Mr Bruni said the Pope, who had been suffering from pneumonia, was “feeling better”, no longer had a fever and was continuing treatment with antibiotics.
The 86-year-old Catholic Church leader canceled a planned trip to the UN climate conference in Dubai earlier this week due to his condition.
The Vatican said the pope, who has made the environment a priority during his pontificate, agreed to the doctors’ request “with great regret.”
Instead, it was read on his behalf by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
Mr Bruni said on Friday: “I can confirm that Cardinal Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin will lead the Holy See delegation already present in Dubai on the occasion of COP28 to make the contribution that the Holy Father would have wished.”
The speech urged leaders to “choose life!” and to be “attentive to the cry of the earth.”
“I am on your side because environmental destruction is an affront to God, a sin that is not only personal but also structural, a sin that puts all people, especially the most vulnerable among us, at great risk and intergenerational strength,” the report said. . “I agree with you because climate change is “a global social problem closely related to the dignity of human life.”
The pope had been battling an acute bronchial infection for more than a week, but the Vatican said a CT scan ruled out pneumonia.
This is not the first medical setback for the Pope, who turns 87 this month. He had abdominal surgery in June this year and was treated for bronchitis in March.
Source: I News
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