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

<p>Vatican statement says pontiff, 88, is being treated for a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/pope-francis-to-stay-in-hospital-because-of-complex-clinical-picture">Continue reading...</a>