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.

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.

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.

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. The ANSA news agency said Francis went to Rome's Gemelli hospital Tuesday morning for tests.

Pope Francis, 86, spent around 40 minutes at Rome's Gemelli hospital having a check-up on Tuesday before returning to the Vatican, Italian media reported. Francis went to a department in the hospital specialised in treating elderly patients and arrived at 1040 local time (0840 GMT) before being driven away at around 1120,

Pope Francis has gone to Rome's Gemelli hospital for a check-up, news agency Ansa and several other Italian media outlets reported on Tuesday, quoting what they said were sources with knowledge of the matter.