ROME - Pope Francis, who is suffering from a respiratory infection, has spent a quiet night in hospital, the Italian news agency Ansa reported on Feb 15. The pontiff, 88, has been suffering from bronchitis for more than a week and was taken to R ome’s Gemelli hospital for treatment on Feb 14 morning.

Pope Francis is being treated for a respiratory tract infection at a Rome hospital after fighting a bout of bronchitis for several days, the Holy See’s press office said in a statement.

Pope Francis will be hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic at the end of Friday’s daily audiences to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for bronchitis in the hospital,