Pope Francis reportedly taken to Rome hospital for diagnostic tests

>> YEAH. IT IS A VERY BUSY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A NUMBER OF DEVELOPING STORIES, INCLUDING THAT WILD WEATHER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. >> POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN TAKE TON THE HOSPITAL. IT HAPPENED AFTER HIS WEEKLY AUDIENCE TODAY. NBC'S CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT KEIR SIMMONS JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING. KEIR, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US. >> Reporter: SAVANNAH, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. THIS MAY WORRY CATHOLICS AND OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD WHO LOVE POPE FRANCIS. HE PAID A QUICK VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL TODAY, ACCORDING TO THE VATICAN, AND HE IS NOW BACK AT THE VATICAN. IT HAPPENED AFTER HIS GENERAL AUDIENCE, IN WHICH HE SAID THAT HE WAS SUFFERING FROM A COLD AND THEN HAD AN AID READ THE SPEECH FOR THAT GENERAL AUDIENCE. I'LL JUST READ YOU THE STATEMENT. AFTER THE GENERAL AUDIENCE, THE POPE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SOME DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THEY SAY AT THE END HE RETURNED TO THE VATICAN. ACCORDING TO A NEWS AGENCY, IT WAS A SCHEDULED VISIT, BUT NO ANNOUNCE. HAS BEEN MADE. OF COURSE, THE POPE IS 87. HE HAS HAD TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN RECENT WEEKS BECAUSE OF CONTINUING RESPIRATORY CHALLENGES. AND, IN FACT, OVER THE WEEKEND, THE VATICAN SAID THAT HE WAS SUFFERING FROM FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. NOW, IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE POPE. AS A YOUNG MAN, HE LOST A PART OF HIS LUNG. HE HAD THAT REMOVED. SO WE HAVE SEEN ON MANY OCCASIONS HIM STRUGGLE WITH RESPIRATORY CHALLENGES. FOLKS WILL EVEN REMEMBER THAT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, HE HAD TO CANCEL A VISIT TO THE COP CLIMATE SUMMIT. SO THERE HAS BEEN OTHER OCCASIONS IN RECENT YEARS WHERE HE SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING MORE SUBSTANTIALLY. SAVANNAH, THIS IS COLD AND FLU SEASON IN ROME, BUT THE POPE BEING POPE FRAN

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Published: Wed Feb 28 2024