The Pope arrived in the Paul VI Hall for the general audience, after the mild flu that had forced him to slow down his commitments in recent days. He entered the Nervi Hall in a wheelchair accompanied by an assistant.
The Pontiff entrusted the reading of the prepared text to one of his collaborators, Msgr. Filippo Ciampanelli. "I still have a bit of a cold, which is why I asked Monsignor Ciamp anelli to read today's catechesis", began the Pope.