The Vatican said on Thursday the health of Pope Francis is improving after he was hospitalized with a respiratory infection.
The Holy See Press Office announced a day earlier that the 86-year-old pontiff underwent check-ups at a hospital in Rome, and he was found to have a respiratory infection but not COVID-19.
The office said the Pope's "clinical picture is progressively improving and he is continuing with his planned treatment."
It also said on Thursday morning the Pope "read some newspapers and resumed working."
And before lunch, the pontiff "gathered in prayer in a private chapel in the hospital and received the Eucharist."
Local media have given heavy coverage on his condition. Some reports suspect a link between the latest illness to a severe pneumonia that he suffered at the age of 21, when a part of his lung was removed.
The Holy See Press Office announced a day earlier that the 86-year-old pontiff underwent check-ups at a hospital in Rome, and he was found to have a respiratory infection but not COVID-19.
The office said the Pope's "clinical picture is progressively improving and he is continuing with his planned treatment."
It also said on Thursday morning the Pope "read some newspapers and resumed working."
And before lunch, the pontiff "gathered in prayer in a private chapel in the hospital and received the Eucharist."
Local media have given heavy coverage on his condition. Some reports suspect a link between the latest illness to a severe pneumonia that he suffered at the age of 21, when a part of his lung was removed.
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86-year-old Pope Francis recovering from respiratory infection in Rome hospital; not COVID-19. His condition is improving, and he has resumed working and received the Eucharist. Previous concerns regarding his health center around a past case of severe pneumonia at age 21 that required part of his
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Date: March 30, 2023
Created: 2023/03/31 07:31
Updated: 2025/12/09 05:36
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