Pope Francis will visit Venice today in his first trip outside Rome in seven months, which will be closely watched amid concerns over the 87-year-old's fragile health.
Francis also pulled out of an Easter event at the last minute in March, after suffering for several weeks from what the Vatican called a"light flu". The diocese of Venice is one of the largest in Italy, with 125 parishes, and has close ties with the papacy. Three Venice patriarchs became popes in the 20th century.
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