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| Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from the hospital on Saturday, the Vatican said on Friday, after he was unexpectedly hospitalized earlier in the week for a respiratory infection, prompting concern worldwide. | Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from the hospital on Saturday, the Vatican said on Friday, after he was unexpectedly hospitalized earlier in the week for a respiratory infection, prompting concern worldwide. |
| The Vatican said in a statement that the pope would be permitted to leave the hospital after undergoing some final tests on Friday. | The Vatican said in a statement that the pope would be permitted to leave the hospital after undergoing some final tests on Friday. |
| The pope, 86, was being treated with antibiotics for bronchitis, according to the Vatican, which has otherwise given few details about his condition. | |
| The Vatican said Francis would take part in Palm Sunday service in St. Peter’s Square this weekend for the start of Holy Week celebrations. | The Vatican said Francis would take part in Palm Sunday service in St. Peter’s Square this weekend for the start of Holy Week celebrations. |
| Reporters and television crews loitered in a grassy area in front of the hospital, hoping to catch a glimpse of activity behind the windows of the suite where the pope was resting. | Reporters and television crews loitered in a grassy area in front of the hospital, hoping to catch a glimpse of activity behind the windows of the suite where the pope was resting. |
| Matteo Bruni, the Vatican spokesman, said in a statement that Francis had eaten pizza for dinner on Thursday and that his recovery had been “normal.” | Matteo Bruni, the Vatican spokesman, said in a statement that Francis had eaten pizza for dinner on Thursday and that his recovery had been “normal.” |
| He also said Francis ate breakfast, read some newspapers and began to work on Friday. | He also said Francis ate breakfast, read some newspapers and began to work on Friday. |
| “I am sure he’s going to make it — he has such a strong spirit,” said Annamaria Montio, 33, a physiotherapist student at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome, where Francis was admitted for a series of tests on Wednesday. | “I am sure he’s going to make it — he has such a strong spirit,” said Annamaria Montio, 33, a physiotherapist student at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome, where Francis was admitted for a series of tests on Wednesday. |
| She said that Francis, who has experienced a number of other health issues, had been in good hands at the hospital, where Pope John Paul II had also been admitted. | She said that Francis, who has experienced a number of other health issues, had been in good hands at the hospital, where Pope John Paul II had also been admitted. |
| Despite the news that the pope’s return to the Vatican was imminent, there were lingering concerns about the pontiff’s health. | |
| “If they brought him to the hospital, it means that he was really unwell,” said Paola Giuliani, 71, who was sitting on a bench in front of the Rome clinic’s main entrance. The fact that he had been hospitalized was a “sign” that could not be ignored, she said. | |
| Across town from the hospital, tourists who were patiently waiting in a security control line to enter St. Peter’s Basilica shared a similar sentiment. | |
| “No faithful will want to see the pope suffering. What counts is that he gets better as soon as possible,” said Gianmarco Cabibbo, 35, a firefighter from Sicily who was on vacation in Rome with his family. “He is old — he needs to take care of himself as much as possible,” Mr. Cabibbo said. “He is very close to the people, and we are close to him.” |