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Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni stated on Friday that Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from the hospital on Saturday.
The 86-year-old Pope was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday for the treatment of a respiratory infection.
Bruni added on Friday that he will participate in a Palm Sunday Mass service in St Peter’s Square.
According to Bruni, the Pontiff had pizza for dinner on Thursday with medical and police staff, and on Friday, “after breakfast, he read some newspapers and resumed his work. His Holiness’s return home to Santa Marta is expected tomorrow, following the results of the latest tests this morning.”
Earlier, Bruni revealed that Francis was given antibiotics to treat infectious bronchitis during his stay in the hospital.
Vatican sources told CNN that he spent a second “restful” night at the Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital in Rome on…
2023-03-31 06:43:20
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