Pope will not attend the UN climate summit due to health reasons
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Pope Francis cancels his participation in the UN climate conference in Dubai.
Doctors recommended Pope Francis to cancel his visit to Dubai for the UN climate conference UN climate conference due to health reasons. This became known from a statement by the director of the press service of the of the Holy See Matteo Bruni, reports UNN.
Although the overall clinical picture of the Holy Father regarding the state of influenza and inflammation of the respiratory tract has improved, doctors have asked the Pope not to make the trip planned for the next few days to Dubai. in the next few days to Dubai, on the occasion of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Pope Francis, who who openly advocates the fight against climate change, was to become the first pontiff to attend the global climate summit. However, he "accepted with great regret the request of the doctors" and canceled the visit.
The Vatican also said in a statement The Vatican also said that the Pope is ready to participate in the discussions that that will take place in the coming days. Therefore, the ways in which this can be realized will be determined as soon as possible.
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In the summer, Pope Francis was Pope Francis was hospitalized for abdominal surgery. The surgery was successful. However, Pope Francis subsequently skipped the reading of a scheduled speech at the conference in June, saying he was still having trouble breathing after hernia surgery.
