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Pope Francis hospitalized in Rome for tests

After undergoing examinations, the pope has returned from the hospital in Rome.

Italian news agency Ansa and a number of other regional media sites reported that Pope Francis visited Gemelli Hospital in the nation’s capital.

According to accounts, he arrived at a hospital section dedicated to treating senior patients at 10.40 a.m. local time (8.40 a.m. GMT).

The pope returned shortly after, according to witnesses at the Perugino gate of the Vatican, one of the main gates to the city state, and greeted guards as usual.

The Vatican has not yet commented on the condition of the pope, who is 86 years old.

Pope Francis marked the 10th anniversary of his pontificate in March and has recently made headlines after denouncing anti-gay laws.

He described the criminalisation of homosexuality as an ‘injustice’ while travelling back to Rome from Juba, the capital of South Sudan, in February.

The Catholic leader said people with ‘homosexual tendencies’ are children of God and should be welcomed by the church.

In late March he spent a few days at the Gemelli Hospital – one of Europe’s largest private hospitals sometimes known as ‘The Pope’s Hospital’ – with an acute case of bronchitis.

He was given intravenous antibiotics and discharged on April 1, after which he joked ‘I’m still alive’.

He also skipped some audiences last month due to a fever.

The pope had part of his colon removed in July 2021 as part of an operation tackling a painful bowel condition called diverticulitis.

He revealed earlier this year the condition has returned.

Pope Francis is also missing part of one lung, which was removed when he was a young man living in his native Argentina.

He has suffered several ailments in his later years, including sciatica nerve pain and strained ligaments in his knee, and is often seen using a cane or wheelchair to get around.

Despite this the pope has a packed schedule, with trips to Portugal and Mongolia planned for August.

His next public appointment is expected to be his weekly general audience tomorrow in St Peter’s Square.

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