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Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Saturday

Pope Francis. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images)

ROME — The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Saturday, three days after he was hospitalized for respiratory problems. He was diagnosed with bronchitis.

In a brief statement, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the 86-year-old pope had a good day Thursday and dined on pizza with the hospital's medical staff, read newspapers and caught up with his work.

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