Pope suffering from 'complex' lung infection, 'mild' kidney failure

Global National with Dawna Friesen · Feb 24, 2025 · 25m

Pope Francis is spending another night in a Rome hospital, suffering from a complex lung infection and what the Vatican describes as mild kidney failure. Still, the Pope’s condition has not significantly worsened. Exit polls in Germany show the centre-right Christian Democratic Union party will come out on top in today’s snap federal election, with almost 30 per cent of the vote. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become the new German Chancellor, but he will need to form a coalition, possibly with outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz’s third place Social Democrats. As the world marks…