Pope Francis has the onset of double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday, complicating treatment for the 88-year pontiff and indicating a further deterioration in his fragile health.
Francis has had a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14.
The Vatican said in a statement that the pope had undergone a chest CAT scan on Tuesday afternoon that had revealed "the onset of bilateral pneumonia that requires further pharmacological therapy."
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