The 88-year-old pontiff has been dealing with bronchitis for more than a week and was hospitalized on Feb. 14.
Pope Francis remains in the hospital as of Feb. 17, in what the Vatican said remains a complex medical episode as he deals with bronchitis.
The pope, 88, has been dealing with the respiratory illness for more than a week and was hospitalized at the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli in Rome on Feb. 14 after he reportedly struggled to speak at one of his meetings earlier that day.
“All tests carried out to date are indicative of a complex clinical picture that will require appropriate hospitalization.”
The Vatican said the pope’s weekly general audience at St. Peter’s Square, scheduled for Feb. 19, has been canceled.
It was not clear from the Vatican’s statements whether the pope’s respiratory tract infection was bacterial or viral.
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