Pope Francis, 86, is expected to be discharged from the hospital on Saturday after being hospitalized on Wednesday for the treatment of a respiratory infection.
This was revealed in a statement by Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni on Friday.
According to Bruni, the Pontiff had pizza for dinner on Thursday together with medical and police staff, “after breakfast, he read some newspapers and resumed his work. His Holiness’s return home to Santa Marta is expected tomorrow, following the results of the latest tests this morning.”
Bruni had earlier revealed that Francis was given antibiotics to treat infectious bronchitis during his stay in the hospital.
He spent a second “restful” night at the Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Vatican sources said on Friday.
Pope Francis, who as a young man suffered from severe pneumonia and had part of a lung removed has had a recent history of medical issues.
He has often been seen with a walking stick and sometimes uses a wheelchair due to pain in his right knee. Last year, he previously cancelled a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan after doctors said he might also have to miss a later trip to Canada unless he agreed to have 20 more days of therapy and rest for his knee. He ultimately went to the DRC and South Sudan in February.
He also suffers from diverticulitis, a common condition that can cause inflammation or infection of the colon. In 2021, he had surgery to remove part of his colon.
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