VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has a fever that precipitated him to clear his schedule on Friday morning, the Vatican stated, practically two months after the 86-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with bronchitis.
“Due to a feverish state, Pope Francis did not receive an audience this morning,” stated Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, with out giving particulars.
It was unclear who the pope had been anticipated to fulfill with, as his agenda was not made public, as is customary, on Friday.
In late March, Francis was admitted to hospital in Rome, the place he remained for 3 nights, after having difficulties respiration.
Doctors decided the respiratory an infection was bronchitis, and handled him with antibiotics to which he responded shortly.
Francis rising well being points over the previous yr have sparked widespread concern, together with hypothesis that he would possibly select to retire somewhat than keep within the job for all times, a alternative made by his predecessor Benedict XVI.
The German theologian died on December 31 aged 95, virtually a decade after stepping down.
In an interview with US Spanish-language community Telemundo broadcast on Thursday, Francis stated his well being was “much better”.
“I can walk now. My knee has been mending. I could hardly walk beforehand, now I can. Some days are more painful than others, like today,” the pope stated, in accordance with a transcript of the interview.
Asked about his bronchitis, he stated medical doctors caught it simply in time.
“If we’d waited a few more hours, it would’ve been much more serious. But I was out (of the hospital) in four days,” he stated. — Agence France-Presse
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