Pope Francis briefly went to Rome's main hospital on Tuesday for tests and returned to the Vatican, two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis. The Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni,

The checkup comes after Francis was admitted to the hospital for a bronchial infection on March 29 and discharged on April 1. Francis' health has raised concerns as he has been seen requiring a wheelchair during a state visit to South Sudan and at public events.

Pope Francis visited a Rome hospital for a medical check-up on Tuesday, the Vatican said, just over two months after he was hospitalised with bronchitis.When Francis was hospitalised at the end of March,

Pope Francis visited a Rome hospital for a medical check-up on Tuesday, according to Italian media, just over two months after he was hospitalised with bronchitis.

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.

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.

The Vatican confirmed Tuesday that Pope Francis had gone to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in the morning to for some clinical tests and returned to the Vatican before noon.