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Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia

19 février 2025 à 01:17
The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts.

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A statue of Pope John Paul II outside the hospital in Rome where Pope Francis was being treated on Tuesday.
Hier — 18 février 2025Flux principal

Pope Francis has double pneumonia on top of earlier respiratory tract infection

18 février 2025 à 21:02

Pontiff, 88, already in hospital when latest diagnosis made, as Vatican confirms medical situation is ‘complex’

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with double pneumonia after further tests showed a continuing “complex” medical situation, the Vatican said in a statement on Tuesday.

The pontiff, 88, underwent a chest X-ray, which “demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required further pharmacological therapy”.

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Vatican cancels Pope Francis’s weekend events owing to illness

18 février 2025 à 12:57

Pontiff, 88, who is suffering from respiratory infection, said to have spent ‘peaceful’ fourth night in hospital

Pope Francis spent a “peaceful” fourth night in hospital, before having breakfast and reading the newspapers on Tuesday, a Vatican spokesperson has said.

The 88-year-old, who has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week, “woke up and had breakfast and dedicated himself to reading some newspapers as he regularly does”, Matteo Bruni said.

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Pope Francis to stay in hospital because of ‘complex clinical picture’

17 février 2025 à 15:42

Vatican statement says pontiff, 88, is being treated for a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract

Pope Francis will remain in hospital for as long as required after tests undertaken in recent days showed a “complex clinical picture”, the Vatican has said.

The pontiff, 88, was admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Friday with worsening bronchitis and was diagnosed and treated for a respiratory tract infection.

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© Photograph: ABACA/REX/Shutterstock

Pope Francis Will Remain in Hospital for ‘Complex’ Clinical Issue

17 février 2025 à 15:41
Pope Francis was admitted on Friday with a respiratory infection. The announcement on Monday did not provide further detail, but raised fresh concerns about the pontiff’s health.

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A statue of Pope John Paul II is seen in front of the Rome hospital where Pope Francis was admitted on Friday with bronchitis.

Pope Criticizes Trump’s Deportation of Migrants, Calling It a Violation of Dignity

11 février 2025 à 17:21
In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made central to his papacy.

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The first flight transporting Venezuelan deportees from the United States arriving in Caracas on Tuesday. In an open letter, Pope Francis said such deportations violate the “dignity of many men and women, and of entire families.”
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