VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend"a few days" in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday , amid concern for the 86-year-old's condition.
Francis is sometimes short of breath and generally more exposed to respiratory problems, having had part of one lung removed in his early 20s when training to be a priest in his native Argentina.comes ahead of a Palm Sunday service on Apr 2 that marks the start of a hectic week of ceremonies leading to Easter Sunday on Apr 9, throwing into doubt whether he would be able to lead them as customary.
Francis had attended his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square in the morning, appearing in good health.HEALTH CONDITIONS Francis told Reuters in an interview last year that he preferred not to have surgery on his troublesome knee because he did not want a repeat of long-term negative side effects from anaesthesia that he suffered after the 2021 operation.
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