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Colds-stricken Pope scraps 6-dayretreat

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Pope Francis said Sunday he was canceling a planned six-day spiritual retreat south of Rome after coming down with “cold.”

Colds-stricken Pope scraps 6-dayretreat

“Unfortunately, a cold forced me not to take part this year,” the 83-year-old pontiff said after coughing a couple of times during his weekly Sunday appearance from a Vatican window in front of supporters.

Pope Francis last week cancelled a scheduled appearance at mass in Rome because of “a mild ailment.”

The announcement came as Italy struggles to control the largest outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe with some 400 cases.

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The Vatican made no reference to the disease in its announcement.

Francis has not curtailed any of his activities, which often include mingling with crowds and shaking hands.

The pontiff, who only has one lung and suffers problems with one hip, very rarely cancels an appointment in his busy schedule. 

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