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Nevertheless the pope, who had the upper lobe of his right lung removed as a young man, is in good spirits and is grateful for the prayers for his recovery, Bruni said in a late update. Francis was ...

The Vatican said Tuesday that Francis, who had the upper lobe of his right lung removed when he was young, had been diagnosed with pneumonia in both his lungs and that laboratory tests ...

Concerning news about Pope Francis coming this evening at the end of his 5th day here at Rome's Gelli Hospital behind me. The pontiff has pneumonia in both lungs, which is concerning for an 88 ...

The 88-year-old pontiff is in good spirits and is grateful for the prayers for his recovery, the Vatican said.

Nevertheless, the Pope, who had the upper lobe of his right lung removed as a young man, was in good spirits and was grateful for the prayers for his recovery, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.

Dr. Pottinger noted that, although strep pneumonia can involve both lungs, it usually is confined to one lobe of one lung. Most bilateral pneumonia, he said, is caused by viruses, including ...