Pope Francis

The pontiff, 86, will stay in hospital for a few days but does not have Covid, the Vatican says.

He visited the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in February. He said this was due to ill health. People in the Pope's home city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, shared their feelings with Reuters news agency.

The Vatican says Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a pulmonary infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent ...

He has said the injury was healing and been walking more with a cane of late. He has cancelled all audiences through Friday, but it wasn't clear whether he could keep the Holy Week plans. But he got through the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic without at least any public word of ever testing positive.

The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021 to have 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed. It ...

He said soon after the surgery that he had recovered fully and could eat normally. He has said the injury was healing and been walking more with a cane of late. He has canceled all audiences through Friday, but it wasn’t clear whether he could keep the Holy Week plans. But he got through the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic without at least any public word of ever testing positive. Francis had part of one lung removed when he was a young man due to a respiratory infection, and he often speaks in a whisper. [Pope Francis](https://globalnews.ca/tag/Pope-Francis/) was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the [Vatican](https://globalnews.ca/tag/vatican) said.

The pope has a respiratory infection that will require several days of appropriate treatment at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

In July 2021, Francis had intestinal surgery at the same hospital and spent 11 days there recovering. No heart problems have been detected, it added. Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital with a respiratory infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days, and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis was hospitalized with a lung infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the hospital for several days ...

He has said the injury was healing and been walking more with a cane of late. He has canceled all audiences through Friday, but it wasn't clear whether he could keep the Holy Week plans. But he got through the worst phases of the Covid-19 pandemic without at least any public word of ever testing positive.

The Vatican says Pope Francis will spend multiple days in hospital to receive treatment for a pulmonary infection. His stay comes after he was experiencing ...

The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021 to have 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed. It ...

Vatican says 86-year-old pontiff, expected to remain under observation for a few days, is not suffering from Covid-19.

[had an operation at the Gemelli hospital in 2021 to remove part of his colon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/05/pope-francis-stay-hospital-seven-days-details-surgery-revealed). The statement came hours after Francis was unexpectedly taken to hospital for tests. Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend “a few days” in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday.

Pope Francis was taken to Rome's Gemelli hospital for tests on Wednesday afternoon after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.

He said soon after the surgery that he had recovered fully and could eat normally. The Vatican said he would remain for a few days of treatment. Francis was hospitalized Wednesday after having suffered breathing problems in recent days and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection, though not COVID-19.

Pope Francis was taken to a hospital in Rome after complaining of breathing difficulties, the Vatican said on Wednesday, raising concerns over the health of ...

It marked the first time a pope had stepped down in nearly 600 years. In 2021, he had surgery to remove part of his colon. The Secretary of State at the time was Tarcisio Bertone. Peter’s Square, Francis was taken to the hospital to undergo a number of tests. Last year, he canceled a trip to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan after doctors said he might also have to miss a later trip to Canada unless he agreed to have 20 more days of therapy and rest for his knee. Gemelli for some medical checks,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement, referring to the Rome hospital where popes are normally treated.

Pope Francis was diagnosed with a respiratory infection Wednesday and was rushed to the hospital, where he will remain for several days.

"In recent days, Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties and this afternoon he went to the Gemelli [hospital] for some medical checks," a statement released on Wednesday read. leader in more than half a century to "This morning after having breakfast, he read some newspapers and went back to work.

The pontiff, 86, was taken to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Wednesday afternoon after complaining of breathing difficulties and chest pain in recent days. Earlier ...

[In June 2021 he underwent a colon operation](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/04/pope-francis-in-rome-hospital-for-scheduled-intestinal-surgery) and since May last year he has frequently been seen in a wheelchair or using a walking stick because of his knee ailment. Villalón, a distinguished doctor in the field of sport traumatology, [said in November](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/pope-francis-a-charming-and-stubborn-patient-says-atletico-madrid-doctor) that Francis, whom he described as “a very charming and very stubborn patient”, had made it clear that the pontiff did not want surgery on his knee. [who marked the 10-year anniversary of his papacy earlier this month](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/13/pope-francis-decade-social-inequality-climate-crisis-refugees-focus), had part of one lung removed in his early 20s while training to be a priest in his native Argentina. He has pleaded for peace practically on a weekly basis and repeatedly expressed a wish to act as a peace broker. he was in Africa last month and he has a full schedule of activity every single day. “Pope Francis spent the afternoon at Gemelli hospital devoting himself to rest, prayer and some work.”