{"id":239105,"date":"2025-02-14T18:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/pope-francis-is-hospitalized-for-bronchitis\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T18:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:47:21","slug":"pope-francis-is-hospitalized-for-bronchitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/pope-francis-is-hospitalized-for-bronchitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis Is Hospitalized for Bronchitis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pope Francis was hospitalized on Friday for diagnostic tests and to treat an ongoing case of bronchitis, the Vatican said, reviving concerns about the 88-year old pontiff\u2019s health. In a brief statement, the Vatican said that Francis had held his audiences as usual on Friday morning and was then taken to the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, a medical facility in Rome, so that he could be treated \u201cin a hospital environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an evening bulletin, the Vatican said preliminary tests indicated that Francis had a respiratory tract infection and was running a slight fever. The Vatican said he was in \u201cfair\u201d condition. <\/span>Responding to reporters, <\/span>Matteo Bruni, a Vatican spokesman, said that \u201cthe pope is serene, in a good mood,\u201d <\/span>and had read some newspapers.<\/p>\n

The Vatican had announced<\/a> in early February that Francis had bronchitis, and that \u201cin order to continue his activities\u201d he would be holding his audiences at the Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where he lives, instead of at the Apostolic Palace. In recent weeks, he has complained of respiratory problems, and Vatican aides have been reading his homilies and other addresses in his stead at events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n