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Feb. 28, 2024, 6:55 AM EST / Updated Feb. 28, 2024, 7:38 AM EST
By Henry Austin
Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, was taken to a hospital in central Rome after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said. The Vatican did not immediately comment on his condition.
The 87-year-old pontiff was seen arriving at Italian capital’s Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500 and leaving again under escort in the same car after a short period, the ANSA news agency reported.