Francis, who has been breathless in recent days and has delegated officials to read his speeches, held his morning meetings as planned before heading to Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said.
Two audiences due to be held by the pope on Saturday and Monday were later cancelled, while a cardinal will lead mass on Sunday in Francis's place.
“The Pope is calm, he’s in good spirits and has been reading newspapers,“ Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told reporters shortly after.
A well-wisher left a candle bearing a picture of Pope Francis at the base of the statue of Pope John Paul II at the hospital entrance.
The pope, who had part of one of his lungs removed as a young man, has asked aides several times in recent days to read his speeches aloud on his behalf.
He also held meetings at home last week to help him recover.
- Defying health woes -
He pulled out of a Good Friday event last year after catching what the Vatican called a “light flu” but went on to lead Easter services as planned.
Another bout of bronchitis caused him to cancel a December 2023 visit to Dubai to participate in the United Nations COP28 climate change conference.
He has been using a wheelchair since 2022 because of persistent knee pain and uses a cane during rare moments standing up.
Yet despite his health troubles, Francis rarely rests.
He never takes holidays and keeps a busy schedule, sometimes with a dozen meetings in one morning.
While Francis has left open the option of resigning should he be unable to carry out his duties, he has said that for now he is going nowhere.
Resignation is a “distant possibility” that would be justified only in the event of “a serious physical impediment”, he wrote.
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