Pope Francis will be hospitalized in Rome to treat bronchitis

Pope Francis will be hospitalized in Rome to treat bronchitis


88 -year -old Ponteff will take exams at the Agostino Gemelli hospital

Pope Francis will be hospitalized on Friday (14) at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome to cope with a persistent bronchitis with diagnosis of diagnosis in early February.

According to a statement from the Vatican press room, the goal is to “perform the necessary diagnostic assessments and continue treatment in a hospital environment”.

The 88 -year -old Catholic leader held his morning hearings this Friday at Casa Santa Marta, the official residence of the Pontiff, as he did since the end of last week to avoid traveling.

It is not yet clear whether the Pope will participate in the commitments scheduled for the next few days, such as the hearing with artists inside the Jubilee in the room of Paul VI, Saturday (15) and a mass in the Basilica of San Pietro, Sunday (16) .

In addition, Francisco’s visit to Cineacity Studios in Rome is on the agenda next Monday (17). In the last few days, bronchitis has prevented the pontiff from reading catechesis during the Vatican celebrations.

Jorge Bergoglio should be admitted to the tenth plan of Agostino Gemelli, known as “Popes Hospital” for receiving the pontiffs from the 80s, in the era of John Paul II.

The apartment has a large suite with television and tools to measure pressure and other vital parameters, as well as an adjacent room with chapel and a chapel for prayers and any masses.

Polyclinical twins are linked to the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and is the largest private hospital in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. .

Source: Terra

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