Pontiff has had a number of ailments in recent years and skipped audiences last month due to a fever

Pope Francis has gone to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for a checkup, the Ansa news agency reported on Tuesday. There was no immediate word from the Vatican.

The pope, who is 86, spent five days in hospital earlier this year with a lung infection and last month skipped audiences due to a fever.

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