Pope Francis will not be appearing at the window of the Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus this Sunday, as he usually does, due to a cold and to take care of himself before the Christmas events, the Holy See announced this Saturday.

Pope Francis will lead the Angelus prayer, traditionally spoken by the pontiff on Sundays, from the chapel of his home in the Vatican as he is struggling with a cold, the Holy See has said. Due to "severe cold and the cold symptoms that have been occurring in recent days,