ROME — Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital after a case of bronchitis persisted for more than a week, a Vatican spokesman said on Friday.
The 88-year-old pontiff was taken to Rome’s Gemelli hospital “for the necessary diagnostic examinations” after conducting audiences in the morning, the spokesman said.
It is not clear how long Francis will have to stay in hospital.
The hospital in the west of the Italian capital has a special papal suite on the 10th floor. Several camera teams immediately took up station on raised land with a good view of the…
