Vatican cancels Pope Francis’s weekend events owing to illness
Pontiff, 88, who is suffering from respiratory infection, said to have spent ‘peaceful’ fourth night in hospital
Pope Francis spent a “peaceful” fourth night in hospital, before having breakfast and reading the newspapers on Tuesday, a Vatican spokesperson has said.
The 88-year-old, who has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week, “woke up and had breakfast and dedicated himself to reading some newspapers as he regularly does”, Matteo Bruni said.
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