Pope Francis will hold the scheduled audiences at his residence on Friday and Saturday, the Vatican announced. On Wednesday, the pope had asked an assistant to read his catechesis during his weekly audience due to illness.

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory infections, and a fall resulting in a forearm contusion.

Due to a fresh bout of bronchitis, something he has experienced with increasing regularity, Pope Francis has decided to move his official meetings to his residence, rather than the more formal setting of the Vatican’s apostolic palace.

Pope Francis is suffering from bronchitis but intends to keep his scheduled engagements, despite recent health issues and minor injuries. The Vatican confirmed he will conduct meetings at his residence while preparing for an audience with global military services as part of the upcoming Catholic Holy Year in 2025.

Pope Francis struck by bronchitis, confirmed by Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. The Pontiff, eighty-eight years old, will hold the next audiences at Casa Santa Marta.

Pope Francis, despite suffering from bronchitis, continues his duties and receives guests at the Domus Sanctae Marthae. The Vatican provided an update on his health on Thursday. Pope Francis, who is dealing with bronchitis,

Pope Francis, despite suffering from bronchitis, intends to carry on with his planned appointments, according to a statement from the Vatican on Thursday. The pope, who disclosed to pilgrims during his general audience on Wednesday that he was battling a "strong cold",

Pope Franci is still suffering from bronchitis and is holding audiences at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican hostel he lives in, rather than in the Paul VI Hall, the Vatican said Thursday. "Due to bronchitis from which he is suffering in these days,