Vatican: Pope Francis Has Pneumonia in Both Lungs

‘Nevertheless, Pope Francis is in good spirits,’ the Vatican press release stated.

Pope Francis speaks during the weekly general audience, in Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 12, 2025. Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Pope Francis has contracted pneumonia in both lungs, according to the Vatican.

“The control chest CT scan that the Holy Father underwent this afternoon, prescribed by the Vatican health team and the medical team of the ‘A. Gemelli’ Hospital Foundation, showed the onset of bilateral pneumonia that required further drug therapy,” The Holy See’s press office announced on Feb. 18.