Pope to be hospitalised for several days to be treated for respiratory infection
Pope Francis blesses a young child during his weekly audience in the Vatican yesterday. Photo: Reuters
Crispian BalmerTelegraph Media Group Limited
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.
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