Francis has complained of breathing trouble and was diagnosed with bronchitis Feb. 6, but had continued to hold daily audiences in his Vatican hotel suite
Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy, the Vatican said, in the latest issues with the 88-year-old’s pontiff’s health that forced him to cancel his agenda through Monday at least.had a respiratory tract infection, was running a mild fever and was in “fair” condition at Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he was undergoing drug therapy.
Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has long battled health problems, especially bouts of acute bronchitis in winter. He uses a wheelchair, walker or cane when moving around his apartment and recently fell twice, hurting his arm and chin. “This morning, at the end of the audiences, Pope Francis will be admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue in a hospital setting treatment for bronchitis that is still ongoing,” a Vatican statement said.
“I wish with all my heart that he will get better because these awful illnesses, you don’t wish them on anyone,” said Nino Davi, who himself was receiving treatment at Gemelli and had arrived earlier Friday from Palermo, Sicily. “So I wish with all my heart that he gets better.” Francis spent 10 days at the same hospital in July 2021 following intestinal surgery for a bowel narrowing. He credited his personal nurse then with saving his life for having insisted he get the problem checked out.
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