Pope Francis taken into hospital with pulmonary infection
Pope Francis with President Michael Higgins and wife Sabina Coyne in 2018
Nicole Winfield
The Vatican has said Pope Francis will be hospitalised for several days for treatment of a pulmonary infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.
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