US EditionPope Francis Diagnosed with Pneumonia in Both Lungs and Faces Prolonged Hospitalization, Vatican Confirms
- Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, as confirmed by the Vatican.
- The 88-year-old Pope has been hospitalized for a respiratory infection for over a week, with his condition described as 'complex.'
- This is Pope Francis' fourth hospital stay in four years, raising concerns about his overall health.
- The Vatican reports that Pope Francis is being treated for a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection.
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By Sharon Braithwaite, Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Pope Francis will remain hospitalized following his pneumonia diagnosis and will not deliver the weekly Angelus speech. It is the third time this has happened in his 12-year papacy. The pope “slept well” overnight at Rome’s Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, the Vatican press office said Saturday, after a doctor at the facility said it was unclear how long he would be receiving medica…
The pontiff was hospitalized for bronchitis on February 14 and, on the 18th, the Holy See announced that he was suffering from bilateral pneumonia
In an interview with Corriere della Sera, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi is adamant that he believes that Francis may decide to resign from office - but he will try to remain there until the end of the Jubilee.
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(Zero Hedge)—Pope Francis has at this point spent over a week in the hospital in Rome, battling pneumonia in both lungs, and in the last 24-hours there have been reports that his condition is stable and has seen slight improvement. The 88-year old Pontiff entered the hospital on Feb. 14 with worsening bronchitis, leading doctors to eventually diagnose pneumonia, and reports in the initial days were dire. Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano of Bari gave…
The Gemelli Clinic in Rome has been responsible for the treatment of popes for decades. In the clinic, a bed is always free for a sick Pontiff. Pope Francis is treated here for the fourth time, this time because of pneumonia on both sides.
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