(AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) — COLOMBO — Pope Francis on Tuesday cancelled a planned meeting with Sri Lankan bishops, with one security official saying he was “exhausted” after a long journey from the airport exposed to the hot sun.
The 78-year-old, who arrived in Colombo Tuesday on an Asia tour that will also take him to the Philippines, took over an hour to travel into the city from the airport on roads thronged with well-wishers.
The pope travelled in an open-top car with no protection from the strong sun and after a long overnight flight from Rome.
