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Feb
Pope Francis spent his third night in hospital without complications, a Vatican spokesman said on Monday. He added that the 88-year-old had “a restful night,” breakfasted and read the morning newspapers. The head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics has been hospitalised in a Rome hospital since Friday and is, according to the Vatican, suffering from bronchitis. Concerns about the pope’s health had grown over the past week, as his voice repeatedly faltered during public appearances and he rarely left his Vatican residence. Doctors had been recommending that he go to hospital for treatment for some time, according to media…