Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go to Dubai this week for a climate conference

Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go later this week to Dubai for a climate change conference. Francis skipped his weekly Sunday appearance at a window overlooking St. Peter's Square. It came a day after the Vatican said he was suffering from a mild flu. Francis instead gave the traditional noon blessing in a televised appearance from the chapel in the Vatican hotel where he lives. A priest sitting beside him read out the pope's weekly reflection. Francis said he was going to Dubai later this week to deliver a speech at the COP28 climate conference. The Vatican said Saturday that a CT scan was negative for pulmonary complications. The discrepancy wasn't immediately explained.