MORE CANCELLATIONS. Pope Francis kisses a child at the end of his weekly general audience on February 26, 2020, in St Peter's square at the Vatican. Photo by Tiziana Fabi/AFP
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis postponed his official appointments Friday, February 28, and was working from home, the Vatican said, a day after cancelling a scheduled appearance at mass because of"a mild ailment." Francis, 83, had appeared earlier in the week to be suffering from a cold. He was seen blowing his nose and coughing during the Ash Wednesday service, and his voice sounded hoarse.
He celebrated morning mass as usual and greeted participants at the end, but cleared his diary of everything apart from meetings at the Saint Martha's guest house at the Vatican he lives, chief press officer Matteo Bruni said in a statement.