ROME – Pope Francis kept a busy schedule Thursday, with nine separate appointments, despite receiving ongoing antibiotic treatment for a flu causing lung inflammation.
In a statement Wednesday night, the Vatican said that the pope’s condition is “stable” and that “he does not have a fever, but the pulmonary inflammation associated with difficulty breathing persists. He continues antibiotic therapy”.
Pope Francis was scheduled to visit Dubai Dec. 1-3 for the COP28 United Nations Climate Summit, but cancelled the trip Tuesday upon medical advice for his doctors.
