Pope halts homily amid shortness of breath

Pope halts homily amid shortness of breath

Argentine-born Pope Francis was forced Sunday to interrupt his homily in St. Peter's Square during the Armed Forces Jubilee Sunday due to notorious breathing difficulties. 'Now I apologize and ask the master to continue the reading due to difficulty in breathing,' said Jorge Mario Bergoglio before a crowd featuring numerous troops and police officers from various countries.

Pope Francis abandons homily due to breathing problems

Pope Francis made a start on delivering his homily on Sunday, but after two and a half minutes had to hand over to his Master of Ceremonies.

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Pope Francis carried forward the reading of a homily this Monday. However, he had to interrupt it since he suffered a lack of breath. Despite taking a pause, he was applauded by the 30,000 military personnel present in St. Peter's Square, of whom 20,000 are from Italy and others from more than 100 countries. "Now I apologize a little, and I ask the teacher to continue reading, for difficulty in breath," said the high pontiff from his box before …

Pope Francis led the Mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Armed Forces but had to interrupt the reading of the homily due to difficulties in breathing. “I now apologize and ask the teacher to continue reading because of difficulty in breathing,” commented the high pontiff and provoked a spontaneous applause of support among the approximately 30,000 soldiers and police present in St. Peter’s Square. Francis has been carrying a bronchitis fo…