Pope Francis remains hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains hospitalized in Rome after a respiratory tract infection, painting a "complex picture" of his health, the Vatican said Tuesday.
Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains hospitalized in Rome after a respiratory tract infection, painting a "complex picture" of his health, the Vatican said Tuesday.
A follow-up CT scan of the pontiff, 88, revealed the onset of bilateral pneumonia, which the Vatican said is requiring additional medications.
"Nevertheless, Pope Francis remains in good spirits," his press office said in a statement.
The Vatican announced Monday that Francis was sick with a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract, three days after he was admitted to Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, one of Italy's largest hospitals, for treatment of bronchitis. Preliminary tests showed he had a respiratory tract infection and a slight fever.
Testing over the past days paints a "complex clinical picture," the Vatican said Monday, and he'll need to remain in the hospital for an "appropriate" amount of time.
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