VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis, taking the advice of his doctors, has canceled his upcoming trip to Dubai, where he was scheduled to attend the COP28 conference on climate change, the Vatican announced on Tuesday (Nov. 28).Despite the improvement of his health after contracting the flu, “doctors asked that the pope not carry out his planned trip to Dubai in the next few days,” read a statement by Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni.
The 86-year-old pontiff “accepted the doctors’ request with great regret and therefore the trip is canceled,” Bruni said.
Francis was slated to attend a series of meetings with decision-makers gathered at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, which begins Friday, and was set to speak at the inauguration of the first-ever “Faith Pavilion” at the summit along with other religious leaders, including the United Kingdom’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, president of the Divine Shakti Foundation.
The Vatican statement said the pope and the Holy See still wish to take part in the discussions remotely, saying that announcements will follow as to how exactly that will take place.
Francis has taken a strong interest in the issue of climate change, recently publishing an apostolic exhortation on the topic, “Laudate Deum,” renewing the ca …
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The 86-year-old pontiff “accepted the doctors’ request with great regret and therefore the trip is canceled,” Bruni said.
Francis was slated to attend a series of meetings with decision-makers gathered at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, which begins Friday, and was set to speak at the inauguration of the first-ever “Faith Pavilion” at the summit along with other religious leaders, including the United Kingdom’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, president of the Divine Shakti Foundation.
The Vatican statement said the pope and the Holy See still wish to take part in the discussions remotely, saying that announcements will follow as to how exactly that will take place.
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