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Pope cancels trip to Congo and South Sudan due to bad knee

FILE - Pope Francis is helped standing at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, June 10, 2022, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE -- Pope Francis walks with a cane as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, June 10, 2022, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE-- Pope Francis walks with a cane as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, June 10, 2022, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Pope Francis attends in a wheelchair the funerals for late Cardinal Angelo Sodano in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, June 10, 2022, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) People drive past a banner welcoming Pope Francis to Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday June 10, 2022. Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) FILE Pope Francis walks with a cane as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, June 10, 2022, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) FILE-- Pope Francis greets the faithful as he leaves St. Mary Major Basilica after participating in a rosary prayer for peace, in Rome, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Pope Francis canceled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors' orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, June 10, 2022, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope cancels trip to Congo and South Sudan due to bad knee