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Pope Francis is receiving attraction for immoderate caller wellness issues.

The 86-year-old has been hospitalized for a respiratory infection after experiencing breathing difficulties the past fewer days, Director of the Press Office of the Holy See Matteo Bruni told NBC News via translation.

The update comes arsenic Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) visited Policlinico A. Gemelli—a aesculapian halfway successful Rome—March 29 for aesculapian exams, which revealed the respiratory condition. In a statement, Bruni noted that the sojourn "highlighted a respiratory corruption (excluding the Covid 19 infection) which volition necessitate a fewer days of due infirmary aesculapian therapy."

And amid his recovery, Francis remains thankful for the enactment he's received.

The connection added, "Pope Francis is touched by the galore messages received and expresses his gratitude for the closeness and prayers."

Francis—who succeeded the precocious Pope Benedict XVI successful 2013—has canceled each audiences through March 31, according to NBC. However, the Vatican has not stated whether the Pope volition beryllium recovered capable to be upcoming events for the Vatican's Holy Week, which were slated to statesman April 2 for Palm Sunday.