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The Vatican says Pope Francis slept peacefully and ate breakfast after developing pneumonia in both his lungs. An early ...

Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital in a “fair” condition on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.

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The Vatican says Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both his lungs, after new tests showed a further complication in the ...