On the advice of physicians, Pope Francis has "with great regret" canceled his journey to Dubai for COP28, which was set for December 1-3. The decision, revealed last night by the director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni, is due to the Pope's health, which was evaluated last Saturday and found to have inflammation in his lungs. According to a note written by Bruni, "although the Holy Father's general clinical picture has improved with regard to the flu and inflammation of the respiratory tract, the doctors have asked the Pope not to make the trip scheduled for the next few days to Dubai, on the occasion of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change." "Pope Francis has accepted the doctors' request with great regret, and the trip has therefore been cancelled," a Vatican spokesman revealed. "While the will of the Pope and the Holy See to be part of the discussions taking place in the coming days remains, the modalities with which this can be implemented will be defined as soon as possible," concluded Bruni.