Alberto Pizzoli A photograph shows an outside view of the Gemelli hospital in Rome on June 8, 2023. The 88-year-old Pope was hosp...

By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated PressROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday to treat a weeklong bout of bronchitis and undergo dia...

The 88-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with bronchitis last week but had continued to hold daily audiences in his Vatican hotel suite.

Leader of world's 1.4 billion Catholics admitted to the Gemelli Hospital for diagnostic tests and further treatment.

Pope Francis was to be hospitalized for bronchitis treatment and necessary diagnostic testing after his Friday audiences, the Vatican said.

The move is needed to treat his bronchitis and undergo some necessary diagnostic tests, the Vatican said.

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