Pope suffers breathing crisis but responds well to treatment, Vatican says
Pope Francis experienced a "sudden worsening of the respiratory picture" Friday, the Vatican said.
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Pope Francis experienced a "sudden worsening of the respiratory picture" Friday, the Vatican said.
The update came after a Vatican spokesman said the Pope "rested well" overnight.
Doctors are tweaking their treatment of Pope Francis, the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church, as he battles a respiratory tract infection.
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples.
Francis, who will turn 87 next month, confirmed the lung inflammation but said he'd still travel to Dubai later this week to address a climate change conference.
Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery nine days earlier to repair a hernia and remove painful scarring.
Pope Francis is going the hospital for surgery on his intestine, two years after he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed because of an inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine.
The Vatican says the pontiff, 86, "rested well" and even "resumed work," as the faithful held a vigil for him outside a Rome hospital for the second time since 2021.
A Vatican spokesman said the pope does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.
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