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Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend "a few days" in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday, amid concern for the 86-year-old's condition.
Pope Francis' Angelus blessing of Sunday 18 June and the audiences of the coming days that the potniff had planned were confirmed by the Vatican after he left hospital after abdominal surgery on Friday. © ANSA
The 86-year old pontiff had a peaceful night, and was alert and breathing on his own a day after he underwent surgery to treat a hernia, an official statement reported.
Pope Francis spent 40 minutes having a check-up at Gemelli hospital on Tuesday.
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The Vatican said Pope Francis would be put under general anesthesia for the procedure Wednesday afternoon and would be hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for several days