Pope Francis loses personal doctor to COVID-19

Fabrizio Soccorsi, the personal doctor of Pope Francis, has died due to complications from the novel coronavirus.

The demise of Fabrizio was announced by Catholic News Agency (CNA), quoting the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.

CNA said Dr. Fabrizio Soccorsi was being treated for an oncological pathology when he died at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

However, It’s unclear when he last had direct contact with the pontiff.

Pope Francis had tapped Soccorsi as his personal doctor in 2015.

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