VATICAN CITY, Feb. 15 -- Pope Francis' hospitalisation yesterday for treatment of bronchitis was the latest in a long history of health problems the 88-year-old pontiff has had over the years. Below are some details:
Lung and respiratory tract
When he was 21, the then Jorge Bergoglio developed pleurisy and had part of one of his lungs removed in Argentina.
He has suffered repeated influenza and related problems since the start of 2023.
He cancelled his appointments on September 23, 2024, because of what the Vatican described as light flu symptoms.
In February last year, he had a check-up in hospital after suffering from flu and returned to the Vatican promptly the same day.
In late November 2023, he was forced to cancel a planned trip...