Pope Francis canceled all scheduled audiences on Monday due to a “slight flu-like state,” the Vatican confirmed.
Despite the precautionary move, officials assured that plans for the 87-year-old to visit Belgium and Luxembourg later this week remain unchanged.
Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni clarified that the cancellation only applied to Monday’s engagements.
He emphasized that the Pope’s two upcoming European trips would proceed as planned.
The visit, starting in Luxembourg on Thursday and concluding with a Mass in Brussels on Sunday, includes celebrating the 600th anniversary of Belgium’s…