VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for a check-up, his spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a brief statement on Wednesday, raising concerns about the health of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
A Vatican source said the pope’s diary had been cleared to allow for medical tests to continue.
The Vatican gave no details about the condition of the 86-year-old pope.
The website of Corriere della Sera newspaper said he had suffered “heart problems” in the morning and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Italian media cast doubt on Bruni’s statement that the check-up had been scheduled, saying a television interview with the pope set for Wednesday afternoon had been cancelled at the last moment. –Agencies
