“I have prepared a speech but I am unable to read it”: what is suffering from 87-year-old Pope Francis ?

Le pape François le 8 décembre 2023. Spaziani – Stefano Spaziani

Ce samedi 2 mars 2024, le pape François n'a pas pu assurer la lecture d'un discours en raison de son état de santé. Malgré tout, le souverain pontife a rencontré le chancelier allemand Olaf Scholz.

At the age of 87, Pope Francis' health is weakening. The sovereign pontiff was unable to deliver his speech this Saturday and indicated that he was suffering from bronchitis. Coughing, he was still able to meet during the day the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, reports BFMTV.

Another bronchitis

"Thank you all, I have prepared a speech but I am unable to read it, due to bronchitis. I asked Monsignor (Filippo) Ciampanelli to read it for me", he declared at the opening of the' 39;judicial year of the Holy See.

Despite the problems of expression, Pope Francis still ensured his meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Vatican, underlines the news channel.

Earlier in the week, Jorge Bergoglio, his real name, had already gone to a health establishment in Rome &amp ;quot;for control examinations" due to a "mild flu".

It has been several days since the Pope's interventions have been disrupted, notably with the cancellation of certain appointments, but has nevertheless ensured the celebration of the prayer of ;#39;Angelus Sunday.

The 87-year-old Argentinian, who is forced to use a wheelchair, has encountered more and more medical problems in recent years (knees, hips, colon). Last June, he canceled his trip to Dubai for bronchitis and also had surgery for a hernia, details BFMTV.