A Vatican spokesperson has confirmed that Pope Francis is running a fever. A spokeswoman for the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis called off meetings on Friday morning because he was running a temperature.
According to Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, who spoke to CNA about the situation, “Due to a feverish condition, Pope Francis did not receive [anyone] in the audience this morning.”
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According to the calendar maintained by the Vatican as of the middle of Friday, the Pope has no public engagements planned for the 27th of May. On the solemnity of Pentecost, which will be celebrated on May 28, he is scheduled to say Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, followed by the recitation of the Regina Caeli antiphon.
Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital with a lung infection at the end of March and remained there for four days. One month later, when flying back to Vatican City from Budapest, Hungary, where he had spent the previous three days, the Pope stated that his “body responded well to the treatment.” Praise be to God.
During the 77th general conference of Italian bishops, which took place this week, Pope Francis held discussions with Italian bishops both in public and behind closed doors. In addition to that, he presided over the public meeting that took place every Wednesday morning.
On Thursday, May 25, Pope Francis met with a group of religious sisters and bishops. He lay delegates traveling to Italy for the synod and participants in a convention held by Scholas Occurrences.
A Spanish-language interview with Pope Francis was conducted exclusively for Telemundo News on the same day, May 25.
