Minister: Pope postpones visit to Lebanon for health reasons

Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair to attend an audience with nuns and religious superiors in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican on Thursday May 5 2022 (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Pope Francis has postponed a planned visit to Lebanon next month for health reasons, a Lebanese Cabinet minister said.

Tourism minister Walid Nassar did not specify the ailment but the 85-year-old pope is known to be suffering from acute knee pain that has greatly curtailed his mobility.