Pope Francis cancels trip to COP28 on doctor's orders due to lung inflamation
Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the COP28 meeting first thing Saturday morning. He also was supposed to inaugurate a faith pavilion Sunday on the sidelines of the conference before returning home.
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00:00 Pope Francis will no longer be attending COP28 in Dubai.
00:05 The Vatican says the 86-year-old has been forced to pull out of the climate change summit
00:10 because of the effects of influenza and a lung infection.
00:14 Francis, an outspoken advocate for climate action, was due to Beginni's three-day visit
00:19 on Friday, the first pontiff to attend the global gathering.
00:24 He was slated to address the conference on Saturday and meet with world leaders before
00:28 inaugurating the first faith pavilion at a COP gathering.
00:32 [Whoosh]