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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Pope Francis has double pneumonia as tests reveal ‘complex’ medical situation

Pope Francis
Pope Francis celebrates the mass for the jubilee of the armed forces at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on 9 February 2025. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with double pneumonia after further tests showed a continuing “complex” medical situation, the Vatican said in a statement on Tuesday.

The pontiff, 88, underwent a chest X-ray, which “demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required further pharmacological therapy”.

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