JAKARTA - Pope Francis was taken to hospital on Friday morning to undergo tests and continue his bronchitis treatment.
"This morning, at the end of his hearing, Pope Francis was treated at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for several necessary diagnostic tests and continued his bronchitis treatment, which is still ongoing, in the hospital environment," he said.
Pope Francis has suffered several influenzas and other health problems over the past two years.
Earlier this month, Pope Francis told pilgrims at a weekly audience he was suffering from a "severe flu", which the Vatican later described as bronchitis.
The Pope kept his daily schedule even though he was sick, holding a meeting at the Vatican residence where he lived.
Before going to the hospital on Friday, he held an official meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Pope Francis also held a meeting on Friday morning with Cardinal Luis Tagle, a senior Vatican official, with the Puerto Rico-based Catholic philanthropic group and with Mark Thompson, CNN chairman and CEO.
A person attending one of the gatherings, who asked not to be named, said the Pope seemed to have difficulty speaking during their meeting.
Pope Francis suffered two recent falls at his residence in the Vatican, his chin bruised in December and his arm injured in January.
Gemelli Hospital in Rome, the city's largest, has a special room to care for whales.
Pope Francis spent nine days there on June 2023, while he was undergoing hernia surgery.
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