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Pope in hospital for tests, two months after bronchitis infection

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Pope Francis visited a Rome hospital for a medical check-up on Tuesday, the Vatican said, just over two months after he was hospitalised with bronchitis. | ManilaBulletin

"This morning Pope Francis went to the Gemelli Polyclinic to undergo some clinical tests and returned to the Vatican before noon," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement.

The Vatican also released the schedule for Francis's next trip abroad, which will see him attend World Youth Day in Lisbon from August 2-6. He has persistent pain in his right knee as well as sciatica, and his hospital stay for bronchitis sparked widespread concern.Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, who died in December, quit in 2013 due to failing health.

 

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