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Pope Francis has been diagnosed with double pneumonia, with the 88-year-old head of the Roman Catholic Church reportedly ...

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Pope Francis is suffering from the onset of double pneumonia, a Vatican statement said on Tuesday. This means he has inflammation in both lungs. The pontiff has been in hospital in Rome since Friday ...

Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, the Vatican said Tuesday, adding that the 88-year-old was in "good spirits".

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The Vatican indicated that the pope was fighting a multiple-pronged infection requiring “adequate hospitalization.” ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described ...