François, 85 years old, had to postpone this stay initially scheduled for June, reviving concerns about his health.
Le Monde
Pope Francis announced on Tuesday 1 er November, that he intended to go “in early February” 2023 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, A trip that was to take place in June, but that the sovereign pontiff had to postpone due to knee pain.
“The doctor had forbidden it to me, today I manage to walk, with a cane but I get there,” said François during a videoconferencing meeting with African students. The Vatican had announced on June 10 the postponement of this trip, reviving concerns about the 85 -year -old Pope’s health, which is now traveling in a wheelchair.
joint problems
At the beginning of April, during a two-day trip to Malta, he appeared decreased by his joint problems and he had to use an elevating platform to go up and down from his plane.
In May, Lebanon had already announced the postponement of the Pontiff’s visit scheduled for June, invoking “health reasons”. However, the pope went to Canada from July 24 to 30, then to Kazakhstan in September, and must fly Thursday for Bahrain.
He also suffers from hip pain which made him box and underwent a delicate operation in the colonist in July 2021.