Pope Francis is being treated in hospital for bilateral pneumonia, otherwise known as double pneumonia, according to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday (Feb.18).

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, defined as a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that causes inflammation and fluid accumulation in both lungs. Elderly patients are more at risk of severe ...

Pope Francis, the 88-year-old head of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, is in hospital being treated for double pneumonia following a respiratory infection.

The Pope’s initial virus, which weakened his respiratory system, was likely followed by the development of a bacterial pneumonia which is “often a major illness for the elderly”.

Pope Francis has been hospitalised for over a week with double pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection - conditions that, while treatable, can pose serious risks to elderly patients.

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