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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.<\/p>\n

The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn\u2019t have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021 to have 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed.<\/p>\n

It immediately raised questions about Francis\u2019 overall health, and his ability to celebrate the busy Holy Week events that are due to begin this weekend with Palm Sunday.<\/p>\n

Bruni said Francis had had trouble breathing in recent days and went to the Gemelli hospital Wednesday for tests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tests showed a respiratory infection (COVID-19 infection excluded) that will require some days of medical treatment in the hospital,\u201d Bruni\u2019s statement said.<\/p>\n

The Argentine-born leader of the Roman Catholic Church held his weekly general audience on St Peter\u2019s Square in front of thousands of believers on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. 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