Pope Francis Sick

• Pope Francis to miss week-long Lenten retreat due to cold

  It is the first time in his seven-year papacy that he has missed the spiritual exercises that he initiated early in his pontificate to mark the start of each Lenten season.

  World

  Mar 1, 2020
  
• Pope Francis cancels plans for 3rd day as he battles apparent cold

  Pope Francis cancelled official engagements for the third day in a row Saturday as he battled an apparent cold.

  World

  Feb 29, 2020
  
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• Pope skips planned mass with Rome priests due to ‘slight’ illness

  There was no word from the Vatican about the nature of his illness, but the pope was seen coughing and blowing his nose during the Ash Wednesday Mass.

  World

  Feb 27, 2020