Pope Francis to be hospitalized for several days for pulmonary infection, Vatican says

Francis, 86, will "require a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy" due to the infection, the Vatican said. 

Updated: March 29, 2023 - 2:51pm

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Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days with a respiratory infection, the Vatican said Wednesday. 

He has suffered from breathing difficulties in recent days, but he does not have COVID-19, officials also said, according to the BBC.

Francis, 86, will "require a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy" due to the infection, the Vatican added.