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Pope Francis Health update given by Vatican after one week in hospital

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The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both lungs.

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  1. Unclear how long the Pope will stay in hospital, Vatican says

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Pope Francis faces longer hospitalization due to respiratory polymicrobial infection

    Headline from BNO News ·

  3. Pope Francis's recovery from pneumonia update

    Headline from WMUR ·

  4. Pope Francis' condition 'improving slightly,' Vatican says – DW

    Headline from Deutsche Welle ·

  5. Newest

    Pope Francis Health update given by Vatican after one week in hospital

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  1. Fox News

    Pope Francis will remain in hospital, Vatican says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Pope Francis will remain in the hospital for treatment, the Vatican said. He was admitted on Friday after holding audiences due to respiratory issues.

  2. CNN

    Unclear how long the Pope will stay in hospital, Vatican says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    It is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital, according to a Holy See spokesperson, after he was admitted on Friday with a respiratory tract infection.

  3. New York Times

    Pope Francis Will Remain in Hospital for ‘Complex’ Clinical Issue (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Pope Francis was admitted on Friday with a respiratory infection. The announcement on Monday did not provide further detail, but raised fresh concerns about the pontiff’s health.

  4. BNO News

    Pope Francis faces longer hospitalization due to respiratory polymicrobial infection (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    Pope Francis will require a longer hospitalization following a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract, according to the Vatican. The Pope’s condition remains stable. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis was experiencing a “slight fever” upon his admission on Friday and had begun hospita…

  5. Rolling Stone

    Pope Francis Hospitalized With Pneumonia (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital last Friday, with the Vatican saying he has been diagnosed with pneumonia.

  6. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Pope Francis remains in hospital as doctors treat (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection to tackle a “complex clinical situation” and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican said

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Pope Francis' condition 'improving slightly,' Vatican says – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Hospitalized for double pneumonia, Pope Francis' condition was improving slightly. He has no fever, and his blood analyses are stable, the Vatican said.

  8. America Magazine

    Pope Francis is still in the hospital. What comes next? (opens America Magazine)

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    America Magazine's feed description

    Colleen and Gerry discuss Pope Francis’ double pneumonia diagnosis and whether the U.S. and the Vatican can find any common ground on key policy issues.

  9. WMUR

    Pope Francis's recovery from pneumonia update (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Pope Francis continues to recover from pneumonia, showing slight improvement

  10. 12News Now Beaumont

    Vatican provides update on Pope Francis recovery from double pneumonia (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    “If you really want him to rest, you have to hospitalize him,” quipped one cardinal about the notoriously active pope.

  11. Newsweek

    Vatican provides Thursday update on Pope Francis' health (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The pope is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs.

  12. ABC 13 Houston

    Pope marks 1 week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question gets asked: Might he resign? (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Pope Francis marked the one-week point in his hospital stay, getting up to eat breakfast as the pontiff continued fighting pneumonia.

  13. The Republic

    Pope marks a week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question is asked: Might he resign? (opens The Republic)

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    ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old pontiff continued fighting pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection, the Vatican said.

  14. Newsweek

    Pope Francis Health update given by Vatican after one week in hospital (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both lungs.

  15. KRDO

    Pope ‘devoted’ to work, Vatican says, as he recovers in hospital after pneumonia diagnosis (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Antonia Mortensen and Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis is responding “positively” to medical treatment for pneumonia, according to

  16. Digital Journal

    Pope marks week in hospital amid questions over future (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Pope Francis marked a week in hospital with pneumonia Friday, as speculation grew over the 88-year-old's ability to continue leading the Catholic

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