Pope has tests in hospital after general audience - Vatican. Pope Francis had a short visit to the Gemelli hospital on Rome's Tiber Island on Wednesday.
The press office confirmed that pope returned to the Vatican after the visit. During the audience, the pontiff said he had not totally recovered after scaling down his schedule over the last few days due to flu-like symptoms. "I still have a bit of a cold," Francis said during the audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall.