Pope Francis has had to cancel his schedule scheduled until Sunday due to polymicrobial respiratory infection he suffers and for which he is still admitted to the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome.
As reported by the Vatican Press Office in a statement, the Holy Father has delegated the celebration of the Holy Mass on the occasion of the Jubileo de los Dácons, scheduled for Sunday, February 23 at 9:00 am (local time) in The Basilica of San Pedro.
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Instead, the ceremony will be chaired by the process of the Dicastery for Evangelization, a section for the fundamental issues of evangelization in the world, Monsignor Rino Fisichella.
The director of the press office of the Holy See, Matteo Bruni, said below that the Holy Father “has passed her fourth night in the hospital.
“This morning he has woken up, has breakfast and has dedicated himself to reading some newspapers,” he said.
In any case, Bruni did not specify whether the Holy Father will pray the Angelus from the hospital or if he will send a message like last Sunday.
The decision to cancel your scheduled agenda until Sunday, reflects the need to preserve your well -being and health in the hospital where it continues with prescribed pharmacological therapy to stop the bacterial infection.
It is expected that in the next few hours, the Vatican will provide more medical information about his status.
Victoria Cardiel
Victoria Cardiel is a journalist specialized in social and religious information issues. Since 2013, he has covered all the news of the Vatican for various media, such as the Spanish news agency Europa Press, or the weekly of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Alfa and Omega.