Pope Francis has pneumonia, the Vatican confirms: Pontiff’s tests ‘present a complex picture’

Pope Francis has pneumonia, the Vatican confirms: Pontiff’s tests ‘present a complex picture’

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia as his respiratory infection ‘continues to present a complex picture’, The Vatican have said. 

The 88-year-old Pontiff has suffered with a respiratory infection for over a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14.

The Vatican said Francis’ respiratory infection also involves asthmatic bronchitis, which required the use of cortisone antibiotic treatment.