from BBC News
In the final months of his life, the Pope’s ill-health saw him spend several weeks in hospital.
On 14 February, the 88-year-old was taken to the Gemelli hospital in Rome to be treated for pneumonia in both lungs. He had experienced difficulties breathing for several days.
He was discharged from hospital on 23 March.
The pontiff was particularly susceptible to pneumonia, which is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi, after undergoing a partial lung removal as a young man.
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