ROME -- Pope Francis briefly went to a hospital on Tuesday for tests and returned to the Vatican, witnesses and news reports said, two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis.

Because his check-up was on Tuesday, a day on which he normally does not have any audiences in the Vatican, it seems reasonable to say the visit was scheduled in advance.

POPE FRANCIS HAS returned to the Vatican after undergoing tests in hospital, witnesses and news reports said. The move comes two months after he was taken to hospital with an acute case of bronchitis.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2023 / 05:36 am. Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital’s center for the elderly for a visit on Tuesday, according to Italian media reports. Italian news age

According to Italian news agency ANSA, the pope entered the hospital at 10:40 a.m. for a visit to the hospital’s geriatric medical center. He reportedly left the hospital at 11:20 a.m. to return to the Vatican.

Pope Francis went to Rome's Gemelli hospital for a brief check-up on Tuesday and has returned to the Vatican, the Holy See's press office said in a statement. The visit to carry out "some clinical tests" took place in the morning and the pope returned to the Vatican before midday,

Pope Francis went to the hospital Tuesday for tests and returned back to the Vatican, witnesses and news reports said, two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis.