Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital after he underwent medical check-ups at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. .“This afternoon, the Holy Father went to Gemelli for some previously scheduled check-ups,” Holy See Press Office Director Matteo Bruni told Vatican News on Wednesday. .Pope Francis said he was touched by the many messages he received and expressed gratitude for the closeness and prayers reaching him. .He presided over the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday. .In recent days, he had complained about respiratory difficulties. He went to Gemelli to undergo some medical checkups that afternoon. .The results showed a respiratory infection which will require a few days of appropriate hospital medical treatment. .This ordeal comes after Francis warned people on February 22 to be careful with their beliefs, as the Gospel is not an idea. .READ MORE: WATCH: Pope Francis says religion more important than politics.“The Gospel is a proclamation that touches your heart and makes you change your heart,” he said. .“But if you take refuge in an ideology, whether right or left or centre, you are making the Gospel a political party, an ideology, a club of people.”
