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Pope Francis greets pilgrims before his general audience Feb. 26, 2020. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.Vatican City, Feb 23, 2023 / 02:45 am (CNA).The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis is suffering from a heavy cold.The Feb. 23 message said that due to a "strong cold," the pope distributed copies of his speeches at two morning appointments, rather than read them aloud as usual.Francis still took part in the two audiences: the first with young priests and monks from Eastern Orthodox Churches and the second with a delegation from the German NGO and non-profit Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science.The Vatican did not indicate in the morning whether there would be further changes to Pope Francis Feb. 23 schedule due to being under the weather.The Vatican later said at noon Rome time that Pope Francis last appointment of the day, a meeting with the YMCA Italy, had been canceled.It also confirmed that other meetings went forward as planned.The pope met with the former pres