Pope Francis has double pneumonia on top of earlier respiratory tract infection

<p>Pontiff, 88, already in hospital when latest diagnosis made, as Vatican confirms medical situation is ‘complex’</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-francis">Pope Francis</a> has been diagnosed with double pneumonia after further tests showed a continuing “complex” medical situation, the Vatican said in a statement on Tuesday.</p><p>The pontiff, 88, underwent a chest X-ray, which “demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required further pharmacological therapy”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/18/pope-francis-has-double-pneumonia-on-top-of-earlier-respiratory-tract-infection">Continue reading...</a>