Leuven University (KUL) has said in a press release that the preparations for Pope Francis’ visit to Belgium are continuing unabated. The Vatican had announced that Pope Francis is suffering from a mild flu and that as a result of this all audiences with the Pontiff on Monday have been cancelled.
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Preparations for papal visit continue unabated
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The Vice-Chancellor of Leuven University Luc Sels says that that there are no indications that the Pope's visit to Belgium will have to be cancelled. Mr Sels added that preparations for the visit will continue unabated.
The cancellation of audiences on Monday is said to be a precautionary measure ahead of Pope’s Francis’ visit to Belgium and Luxembourg later this week.
Pope Francis will visit Belgium to mark the 600th anniversary of the foundation of the Catholic University of Leuven that is now two universities, the Dutch-medium KU Leuven in Leuven (Flemish Brabant) and the Francophone UCL in Louvain-La-Neuve (Walloon Brabant). In addition to visiting both universities, Pope Francis will celebrate mass at the King Boudewijn Stadium in Brussels. The Pontiff will also meet victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by Roman Catholic clergy in Belgium.
Pope Francis is 87 and in recent weeks has been forced to cancel several engagements in due to poor health.