Reports in LifeSite News and elsewhere confirm that Jorge Bergoglio, the man most Catholics call "Pope Francis", has been admitted today to Rome’s Gemelli hospital.In a brief statement issued to the press at 2030 Rome time, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni stated that "The Holy Father has been at Gemelli since this afternoon for some previously scheduled checkups."
Francis had conducted his regular general audience in the morning, being visibly less physically able than he had appeared in recent days.
After the audience, he reportedly had to cancel a scheduled interview and be transported to the nearby Gemelli hospital in an ambulance. According to news reports, which cited sources in the hospital, Francis was suffering from "heart problems" along with breathing issues when he arrived.
He is still in hospital, and all audiences in the Vatican have been cancelled until at least Saturday, April 1st, according to a senior Vatican source. Francis' public schedule was empty yesterday, with two publicly advertised meetings due to be held Thursday and another on Friday. On Sunday, he is due to begin the Holy Week liturgical ceremonies with the Palm Sunday Mass.
Stay tuned.
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