Vatican statement says pontiff, 88, is being treated for a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract

Summary

Pope Francis, 88, remains hospitalized in Rome due to a worsening respiratory infection, described by the Vatican as a “complex clinical picture.”

Admitted on Friday with bronchitis, he was diagnosed with a polymicrobial respiratory infection, requiring changes to his treatment.

The pope has struggled with health issues in recent years, including past hospitalizations for bronchitis and surgery.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I’m old enough to remember Pope John Paul I -> Oops. 33 days later… “Didn’t we just do this?” John Paul II.