POPE Francis was dealt a blow yesterday — because the wind despatched his hat flying.
The 87-year-old was arriving on his pope-mobile at St Peter’s Sq. in Vatican Metropolis when a gust whipped up.
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The bamboozled pontiff tried to cling on to his cranium cap, referred to as a Zucchetto, earlier than it was blown again out of attain.
Hats off for making an attempt although.
The pontiff – who turned 87 in December 2023 – has vowed to not resign simply months after spending 9 days in hospital for a hernia operation.
He mentioned in an interview that so long as his well being stays steady, he has no plans to surrender his title as head of the Catholic Church.
And he’s set to be the primary Pope to be buried outdoors of the Vatican in over 100 years.
As an alternative he has requested to be buried within the Basilica of Saint Mary Main, a church in Rome that he prays in earlier than and after each journey overseas.
Issues for his well being have swirled lately as he has suffered from a myriad of well being issues.
A part of his lung was eliminated when he was youthful due to a respiratory an infection, which apparently causes him to usually converse in a whisper.
He not too long ago needed to cancel a collection of appearances together with on the Cop28 local weather summit in Dubai due to bronchitis.
Due to his beforehand lung surgical procedure, he mentioned on the time: “Thank God it wasn’t pneumonia”.
And simply weeks in the past he informed a crowd he was “not effectively” because the Vatican introduced he had a “flu-like situation and irritation of the respiratory tract”.
