logo
welcome
Reuters

Reuters

Pope Francis cancels meetings due to mild flu, Vatican says

Reuters
Summary
Nutrition label

75% Informative

Pope Francis cancels appointments for Monday due to mild flu, Vatican says.

The 87-year-old pontiff made the decision as a precautionary measure in view of his planned four-day trip to Luxembourg and Belgium later this week .

Francis is scheduled to begin the trip, his 46th foreign visit as pope, on Thursday .

Earlier this year , he cancelled several appointments over what Vatican variously described as a cold, bronchitis and influenza.

VR Score

88

Informative language

97

Neutral language

5

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links