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Pope skips speech, blaming breathing difficulties

Asked by a wellwisher how he felt, 86-year-old Pope Francis replied “I’m still alive”, but he has had to cancel a planned speech due to breathing difficulties.

Pope Francis has skipped reading a planned speech at a conference, saying he still had breathing problems following a hernia operation this month.

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