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Pope Francis Says He Had Severe Pneumonia When Hospitalized in March

Pontiff also says Vatican would help return Ukrainian children taken to Russia

By Francis X. Rocca
Pope Francis waves as he celebrates Mass on Sunday in Budapest. Photo: Attila Kisbenedek/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

ROME—Pope Francis said on Sunday that he had suffered from a “sudden, strong illness,” which he described as pneumonia, when hospitalized in late March, and acknowledged that aging was slowing him down, but said he still hoped to continue his international travel.

The pope, who is 86 years old, was speaking to reporters on his flight back to Rome after a three-day visit to Hungary.

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