Pope Francis Diagnosed with Pneumonia in Both Lungs and Faces Prolonged Hospitalization, Vatican Confirms

Vatican says Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs and his latest laboratory tests and chest X-rays continue to reveal a "complex" medical picture, according to a Feb. 18 Vatican statement.

By Sharon Braithwaite, Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Pope Francis will remain hospitalized following his pneumonia diagnosis and will not deliver the weekly Angelus speech. It is the third time this has happened in his 12-year papacy. The pope “slept well” overnight at Rome’s Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, the Vatican press office said Saturday, after a doctor at the facility said it was unclear how long he would be receiving medica…

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(Zero Hedge)—Pope Francis has at this point spent over a week in the hospital in Rome, battling pneumonia in both lungs, and in the last 24-hours there have been reports that his condition is stable and has seen slight improvement. The 88-year old Pontiff entered the hospital on Feb. 14 with worsening bronchitis, leading doctors to eventually diagnose pneumonia, and reports in the initial days were dire. Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano of Bari gave…

The Gemelli Clinic in Rome has been responsible for the treatment of popes for decades. In the clinic, a bed is always free for a sick Pontiff. Pope Francis is treated here for the fourth time, this time because of pneumonia on both sides.

Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs

LONDON (WSAV) — Vatican officials have said Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating his recovery. The 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened. On Monday, doctors said he had developed a mix of infections in his respiratory tract. Candles with the pictures of Pope Francis are the laid under the statue of late Pope John Paul II. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) On Wednesd…