DEVELOPING: Pope Francis Admitted To Hospital

Pope Francis has canceled all scheduled events for the next three days after being admitted into the hospital for bronchitis treatment.

“This morning, at the end of the audiences, Pope Francis was admitted to the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli for some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his treatment for bronchitis,” the Vatican said in a statement, according to NBC News.

Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital with bronchitis. pic.twitter.com/P8Xeg5nUfR

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Per NBC News:

Following his hospitalization, the Vatican said the Pope had canceled his scheduled events for the next three days.

That included the Jubilee Audience, a public meeting with pilgrims Feb. 15, Holy Mass on Feb. 16, and a meeting with artists Feb. 17.

The 88-year-old pontiff has suffered from influenza and related health issues repeatedly over the past two years. He also underwent surgery in 2021 to address a painful condition called diverticulitis and again in 2023 to repair a hernia.

Last month, the the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics also appeared in a sling after injuring his right forearm in a fall at his residence, according to Reuters. The Vatican had said he did not suffer any broken bones in the fall. It came weeks after the pontiff bruised his face in an earlier fall in December, the news agency reported.

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Just in: Pope Francis has been hospitalized in Rome with Bronchitis. pic.twitter.com/voqtkttdcz

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JUST IN: Pope Francis will be admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic hospital today “for some necessary diagnostic tests & to continue in a hospital setting treatment for bronchitis that is still ongoing” – @HolySeePress

His breathing issues have been notable all winter:… https://t.co/QOZdNr9k8O pic.twitter.com/lVNOHyd59O

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From the Associated Press:

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. He had presided at an outdoor Mass on Sunday and attended his general audience Wednesday. But he has been handing off his speeches for an aide to read aloud, saying he was having trouble breathing.

On Friday, he appeared bloated and pale during the handful of audiences he held before going to the hospital. The bloating appeared to indicate that the medication he was taking to help treat the lung infection was making him retain water.

Christopher Lamb, CNN’s Vatican correspondent, saw Francis at the beginning of an audience Friday with CNN head Mark Thompson, and said the pope was mentally alert but struggling to speak for extended periods due to breathing difficulties.

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.

Francis is being treated at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was last admitted in June 2023 to have surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in the abdominal wall. A few months before that, he spent three days in Gemelli to receive intravenous antibiotics for a respiratory infection.

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