Pope Francis canceled his program due to the flu

Dad Francis He suspended the agenda he had planned for this Saturday due to a “slight flu”, the Vatican said.

“Due to a mild flu, and as a precaution, the Pope has canceled the audiences scheduled for today,” the Holy See Press Office reported in a statement released this Saturday.

Francis, 87, was due to receive, among other events, the deacons of the diocese of Rome.

For the moment, tomorrow’s traditional Sunday Angelus is confirmed, however, the pontifical spokesperson Matteo Bruni said.

Last week, the Supreme Pontiff received Argentine President Javier Milei and shared a warm embrace. In a relaxed atmosphere and cordial gestures, far from the crossroads of the past, they had their first audience in the Vatican.

The meeting was longer than expected and usual: it lasted an hour and ten minutes, which reaffirmed the good harmony between the two. The President’s smile upon leaving the Apostolic Palace was testimony to the fact that his guest’s welcome exceeded the expectations he had upon his arrival in Rome from Israel.

As far as he knew Clarion According to sources from the official delegation, the appointment took place “along the same lines” as the affectionate greeting the previous day. “(The Pope) received him with great affection. And Javier thanked him for receiving him in this way”, underlined the delegation. “He did it on the phone, but (the President) did not want to start talking without apologizing again for what he said,” they added.

During the conversation Milei and the Pope addressed a wide range of topics: the economic program, the social crisis Argentina is experiencing and the climate of political tension the country is experiencing.