His treatment had to be changed on Saturday. The complex clinical picture requires an appropriate hospital stay, according to the message. The general audience of the Pope for Wednesday was also canceled on Monday.
The Vatican wanted to speak of neither pneumonia nor of a general deterioration of the condition. The Pope is in a good mood, spokesman Matteo Bruni told the journalist in the Vatican press hall.
On Friday, Pope Francis was instructed with bronchitis to the Roman Gemelli Hospital. The doctors prescribed absolute peace. The Pope has been suffering from breathing problems and coughing for weeks.