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Pope Francis’ hospitalization is extended due to 'complex clinical situation'
Pope Francis’ hospitalization is extended due to 'complex clinical situation'
A woman kneels at the foot of a statue of St. John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Feb. 16, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened. Francis is receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection that made impossible for him to attend the traditional Sunday public blessing after the noon Angelus prayer. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
(RNS) — Pope Francis admitted himself to the hospital on Friday after struggling with a respiratory infection.