Vatican cancels Pope Francis' weekend engagements - statement
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Pope Francis will miss this weekend's Holy Year events due to a respiratory infection, as announced by the Vatican. He remains hospitalized in Rome.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events because of his continued ill health, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
The 88-year-old pontiff has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday.
(Reporting by Crispian Balmer, editing by Gavin Jones)
The main topic is Pope Francis canceling his weekend engagements due to health issues.
Pope Francis is not attending due to a respiratory infection that has led to his hospitalization.
Pope Francis is hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
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