Pope Francis, admitted for a lung infection at the age of 86

He Vatican issued a statement late on Wednesday to announce that the Pope Francisco86 years old, has been admitted for a “Respiratory infection”. They affirm that the situation is not worrisome but that he will have to remain several days in the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, for which reason the papal audiences for the entire week have been cancelled.

“In recent days, Pope Francis had been suffering from some respiratory difficulties and this afternoon he went to the A. Gemelli Polyclinic for medical check-ups,” reads the official statement. They assure that Covid-19 has been ruled out but must remain under observation: “The tests showed a respiratory infection that will require a few days of medical therapy,” said the spokesman Matthew Bruni.

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However, the daily Corriere de la Seraone of the most important in the country, reveals that Pope Francis also presents “heart problems”. For its part, the newspaper The nation explains that the Pontiff returned to the residence of Santa Marta after presiding, as every Wednesday, the general audience in the Plaza de San Pedro, when he began to feel strong pangs in his chest. He was transferred by ambulance to the hospital, where he underwent the first tests in the Cardiology Unit: “The computed tomography of the chest would have gone well and this element is evaluated with general relief by the Pope’s entourage.”

The Argentine has had some health problems for years, the most important being diverticula in the colon for which he had to undergo surgery in 2021. He also has mobility problems due to an injury to his right knee, which forces him to walk with cane or even use a wheelchair.