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The pope suffers from “bilateral pneumonia” and his clinical picture remains “complex”

Pope Francis suffers from bilateral pneumonia that requires additional pharmacological treatment to that used for polymicrobial infection and his clinical picture remains “complex”, the Vatican reported on Tuesday.

“The chest computed tomography that the Holy Father underwent this afternoon, prescribed by the Vatican health team and by the medical team of the Polyclinic Foundation “A. Gemelli,” demonstrated the appearance of bilateral pneumonia that requires additional pharmacological therapy.”

Pope Francis will not attend the jubilee hearing scheduled for this Saturday, while at the mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Deacons on Sunday he will be replaced by the head of the dicastery for Evangelization, Rino Fisichella, the Vatican reported on Tuesday.

Pope Francis spent a quiet night and during the morning he has dedicated himself to reading the press, on the fifth day of hospitalization at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome.

The medical reports released this Monday explained that the pope’s clinical picture is “complex”, so his hospitalization will be prolonged at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where he is admitted for “a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract”, which forced him to change the therapy he receives.

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Despite his hospitalization, Francisco spoke again last night with the parish of the Sagrada Familia, the only Catholic church in Gaza, his parish priest, the Argentine priest Gabriel Romanelli, explained to the Italian media.

For the moment, it has only transpired that the pontiff has spent his fourth night quietly at the Gemelli and today an update of the report on his health conditions and on whether the treatment is working is expected.

“The Holy Father continues without fever and with the prescribed treatment. The clinical conditions are stable,” said the latest statement issued on Monday afternoon, the Holy See, about the state of health of the 88-year-old pontiff.

Previously, the Vatican had explained that the latest tests carried out showed “a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract that has forced to further modify the therapy” of Francis, whose treatment had already been modified on Saturday, after the first tests.

The Vatican added that the “complex clinical picture will require adequate hospitalization”, which suggests that the pope will remain in the hospital for several days and that he will probably miss some of the many acts of the Holy Year, as has already happened with this Monday for the Jubilee of the artists in the Cinecittà studios or the Jubilee of the deacons this weekend.

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Maduro urges UN to intervene for venezuelan migrants detained in El Salvador

Nicolás Maduro, who was sworn in for a third term in January following his controversial re-election, urged United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to intervene on behalf of Venezuelan migrants detained in El Salvador after being deported from the United States.

During a broadcast on the state-run Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), Maduro claimed these Venezuelans were “kidnapped”, forcibly disappeared, and held in “concentration camps.”

He also criticized U.S. President Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for failing to release the list of migrants deported on March 16, who were allegedly accused of belonging to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua, which originated in a Venezuelan prison.

“Reports say there are 238 Venezuelans kidnapped in prisons, in concentration camps, in El Salvador. A week after they were taken and thrown into these camps, neither the U.S. government nor Nayib Bukele have published the list of those they have kidnapped in El Salvador,” Maduro stated, calling it a “forced disappearance.”

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Canada updates U.S. travel advisory amid immigration policy changes

In a coordinated action with several European allies, Canada has updated its travel advisory for citizens visiting the United States, citing changes in immigration policies and law enforcement under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Finland have issued similar warnings, highlighting stricter border screenings, tighter visa restrictions, and new federal guidelines that particularly affect transgender and non-binary travelers.

These advisories reflect growing diplomatic concerns over how the recent U.S. policy shifts are impacting foreign visitors, especially tourists and long-term travelers. Additionally, this marks a rare instance in which multiple NATO allies publicly warn their citizens about travel to the United States.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to meet with Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on friday

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum next Friday.

According to statements made to Fox News, the Trump administration official will travel this week to El Salvador, Colombia, and Mexico.

On Wednesday, Noem is scheduled to meet with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, with whom she will tour the mega-prison built to detain gang members in the country.

On Thursday, she will visit Colombia, where she will hold talks with President Gustavo Petro and top law enforcement officials.

On Friday, Noem will be in Mexico, where she is expected to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente.