It is still unclear whether the Pope will be well enough to participate in the Vatican's Holy Week, which includes Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil and finally Easter Sunday on April 9.
The Pope was hospitalized Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing. Chantee Lans has the latest.Pope Francis spent a good first night in the hospital after being admitted for a respiratory infection, a Vatican official said Thursday.
The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, does not have COVID-19 but will remain in the hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. His audiences were canceled through Friday. His hospitalization was the first since Francis had 33 centimeters of his colon removed and spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021.
Before he was admitted to the hospital Wednesday, the pope had appeared in relatively good form during his regularly scheduled general audience, though he grimaced strongly while getting in and out of the "popemobile."
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