A conference on the world economy due to take in Italy later this month with Pope Francis taking part has been postponed until November because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers said on Sunday, APA rpeorts quoting Reuters.
The conference, organized by the Roman Catholic Franciscan order, was to have taken place in Assisi on March 26-28 and be closed by the pope on the last day. It has now been rescheduled for Nov. 21.
Organizers said the postponement was because many of the participants would not be able to travel to Italy. A number of airlines have reduced or canceled flights to and from the country. Participants from 115 countries had signed up.
A spokesman said the postponement had nothing to do with the fact that the pope is suffering from a cold and was forced to skip a week-long Lent retreat near Rome.
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