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Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis, the Vatican said.

The Vatican reported he had experienced difficult breathing in the previous days. Medical staff decided to hospitalize him on Wednesday after he returned to his Vatican residence following his customary weekly public audience in St. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni gave the update in a written statement on Friday.

Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis as his recovery proceeds in a “normal” ...

In July 2021, Francis underwent surgery at Gemelli Polyclinic after suffering from a narrowing of his colon. The Vatican seemed keen to quickly dispel any worries about the pope’s physical fitness to carry on fully with his duties. “When experienced with faith, the trials and difficulties of life serve to purify our hearts, making them humbler and thus more and more open to God,” Francis wrote. The Vatican reported he had experienced difficulty breathing in the previous days. Medical personnel decided to hospitalize him on Wednesday after he returned to his Vatican residence following his customary weekly public audience in St. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, in one of several updates on Friday, also said that Francis will be in St.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis.

In the evening Pope Francis had dinner, eating pizza together with those assisting him during his hospital stay,” a Vatican spokesman said.

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Wednesday afternoon with difficulty breathing. The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis may be discharged from the hospital on Saturday after responding well to treatments yesterday and sharing a pizza dinner with those assisting him. In two brief statements in the early afternoon of March 31, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni also said Pope Francis is scheduled to be present at the Vatican’s Palm Sunday Mass in St.

Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis, the Vatican said.

The Vatican reported he had experienced difficult breathing in the previous days. Medical staff decided to hospitalize him on Wednesday after he returned to his Vatican residence following his customary weekly public audience in St. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni gave the update in a written statement on Friday.

Pope Francis' suite sits on the top floor of Rome's Gemelli hospital, whose entrance is pictured here, March 30, 2023. The pope was admitted to the hospital ...

While the Vatican has not offered a full update on the pope's plans for Holy Week celebrations at the Vatican in the lead-up to Easter, Bruni said that given the pope's anticipated release from the hospital, the pope is scheduled to attend the Palm Sunday Mass in St. In what is the busiest and holiest week of the year for Catholics, the pope is currently scheduled to celebrate at least seven public liturgies over the next 10 days. The pope was admitted to the hospital March 29 due to concerns over breathing difficulties and was diagnosed with a "respiratory infection," according to the Vatican.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis.

The pope, who marked the 10th anniversary of his pontificate earlier this month, has suffered a number of ailments in recent years.

The Vatican Peter's Basilica where the pope lives. The pope, 86, was taken to Rome's Gemelli hospital two days ago after complaining of breathing difficulties.