Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Officials said the 88-year-old pope is suffering from a “polymicrobial respiratory tract infection,

The first tests carried out on Pope Francis have revealed he has a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican press office said on Friday. The pontiff decided to go to Rome's Gemelli hospital for treatment and tests after suffering bronchitis and breathing problems,

The pope's infection will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday, as concerns grew about the increasingly frail 88-year-old pontiff.