"I
am still under the effects of anaesthesia, my breathing is not
good," Francis told a meeting of the Catholic Oriental Church,
saying delegates would instead receive a text of the speech.
Asked by a well-wisher how he felt, the 86-year-old pope
replied: "I'm still alive."
The pope had surgery on June 7 to repair an abdominal hernia. He
spent nine days in hospital recovering and has had a busy
schedule since returning to the Vatican last Friday, including
meeting the presidents of Cuba and Brazil.
He had eight events on his schedule for Thursday.
(Reporting by Philip Pullella; Writing by Crispian Balmer;
Editing by Alison Williams)
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