Pope Francis appears at weekly audience
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Pope Francis, who will turn 87 on December 17 and had part of one lung removed as a young man, coughed near end of hourlong audience in a Vatican auditorium
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With a soft voice, barely above a whisper, Pope Francis told the public that "since I am not well," his reading of his speech wouldn`t sound "pretty"
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He then handed the printed speech to the aide
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But Pope Francis did speak at the end of the audience, voicing his contentment over the truce in fighting between Israel and Hamas
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"They lack bread, water, the people are suffering," Pope Francis said
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