VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis skipped studying a deliberate speech at a convention on Thursday, saying he nonetheless had respiration issues following a hernia operation this month.
“I am still under the effects of anesthesia, my breathing is not good,” Francis instructed a gathering of the Catholic Oriental Church, saying delegates would as an alternative obtain a textual content of the speech.
Asked by a well-wisher how he felt, the 86-year-old pope replied: “I’m still alive.”
The pope had surgical procedure on June 7 to restore an stomach hernia. He spent 9 days in hospital recovering and has had a busy schedule since returning to the Vatican final Friday, together with assembly the presidents of Cuba and Brazil.
He had eight occasions on his schedule for Thursday. — Reuters
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