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Al Jazeera Staff

Pope Francis health: A timeline and what we know so far

Pope Francis tries to catch his cap as wind blew it away while arriving for his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square [File: Andrew Medichini/AP]

Pope Francis, 88, has been hospitalised at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since February 14, for a respiratory tract infection, which he had been fighting since early this month.

The infection worsened and developed into pneumonia in both lungs. He is currently experiencing an “initial, slight insufficiency” in his kidney function, according to the Vatican.

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