Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection and rested well overnight. The 86-year-old pope had part of one lung removed as a young man.
The 86-year-old pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, ate breakfast, read the newspapers and was working from his hospital room at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, according to a statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.
Francis was hospitalized Wednesday after having suffered breathing problems in recent days and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection, though not COVID-19. The Vatican said he would remain for a few days of treatment. His audiences were canceled through Friday. His hospitalization was the first since Francis had 33 centimeters of his colon removed and spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021.
Before he was admitted to the hospital Wednesday, the pope had appeared in relatively good form during his regularly scheduled general audience, though he grimaced strongly while getting in and out of the "popemobile."
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