The Vatican confirms that the Pope will preside over the Easter Vigil this Saturday

ROMA, 30 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has confirmed that the Pope will preside this Saturday at the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, after his presence at the Via Crucis was canceled late this Friday. of the Colosseum.

In a brief statement, the Vatican has confirmed that Francis will preside over this ceremony, the last of the three major Holy Week ceremonies, in which he is also expected to baptize several adults.

The news comes after the Vatican canceled the Pope's presence in the box set up in the Colosseum for the Via Crucis at the last minute this Friday to "preserve his health."

The 87-year-old pontiff, who had written the meditations in his own handwriting for the first time, followed him from his residence in Casa Santa Marta.

The Pope has been suffering from the flu since February and in recent weeks, he has chosen not to read the speeches aloud and delegate this task to a collaborator because he gets too tired, as he himself has acknowledged.