Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience, in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, February 28, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, who has been suffering from influenza, made a brief trip to a Roman hospital for medical checks on Wednesday but was able to return to the Vatican, his office said in a statement.
The pope, who is 87, had checks at the Tiber Island hospital after his weekly general audience, the statement said, without providing further details.
