Vatican 否定するs Italian マスコミ 報告（する）／憶測 that ローマ法王 has brain tumor
VATICAN CITY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The Vatican 否定するd on Wednesday an Italian マスコミ 報告（する）／憶測 that ローマ法王 Francis has a benign brain tumor.
"The 循環／発行部数 of 完全に unfounded news regarding the health of the 宗教上の Father by an Italian newspaper is 厳粛に irresponsible and unworthy of attention," 長，指導者 Vatican 広報担当者 Father Federico Lombardi said in a 声明.
"その上に, as is 明確に evident, the ローマ法王 is carrying out his very 激しい activity in a 全く normal way," he said.
Francis later held his 週刊誌 general audience before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and was 予定 to return to a three-week 集会 of Roman カトリック教徒 bishops from around the world, which he has been …に出席するing daily.
The newspaper Quotidiano Nazionale, a 国家の paper based in central Italy, 報告（する）／憶測d on its 前線 page on Wednesday that a Japanese doctor and his team had 内密に flown from Tuscany to the Vatican on a ヘリコプター 耐えるing the Vatican's white-and-yellow 旗 to 診察する the ローマ法王 "some months ago".
The paper 報告（する）／憶測d that the Argentine pontiff was 診断するd with "a small dark 位置／汚点／見つけ出す on the brain", but that it was curable.
The ローマ法王 has appeared to be in good health in 最近の months apart from some 脚 苦痛 予定 to the fact that he 苦しむs from sciatica, for which he を受けるs 正規の／正選手 physical therapy in the Vatican. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Philip Pullella; Editing by Tom Heneghan)
