Pope Francis Cancels Audiences Due to Fever, Vatican Confirms

Pope Francis canceled his meetings on Friday morning due to a fever, according to the Vatican spokesman. The 86-year-old Pope was hospitalized for four days in March for a lung infection. He had both public and closed-door meetings with Italian bishops this week and led his weekly Wednesday morning audience with the public. As of Friday afternoon, the Pope does not have any public appointments scheduled for May 27, but he is currently scheduled to say Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the solemnity of Pentecost on May 28, followed by the recitation of the Regina Caeli antiphon.