The health of Pope Francis, 88, is at a very delicate time, although the latest information reveals some stability after knowing that suffers bilateral pneumonia. “The Pope has slept well, has woken up and has breakfast,” said the press office of the Holy See first hour in a note to journalists this Wednesday morning.
Pope Francis has spent the calm night and sometimes He gets up and sits on an armchair From his room on the tenth floor of the Gemelli Hospital, Vatican Fuentes reported while the treatment for diagnosed bilateral pneumonia continues, EFE points out. In addition, the Supreme Pontiff has even followed the Holy Mass on television this morning and “remains with good mood,” Vatican sources indicate. “The heart is supporting the treatments well and breathes autonomously, the sources also explained.
This is the situation after the aggravation it has suffered in recent days. In a press release from Tuesday night, the press office of the Holy See declared that Francisco has a bilateral pneumonia derived from the complications of the respiratory infection that he suffers since the beginning of February and that it was diagnosed after practicing a computerized tomography of chest.
“A complex picture”
This Wednesday, “laboratory analysis, chest radiographs and the clinical status of the Holy Father continue presenting a complex picture “indicates the Vatican news agency citing the statement of the Holy See.
The statement adds that the “Pope’s polymicrobial infection has required the use of corticosteroids and antibiotics”, which “makes therapeutic treatment more complex.”
The press office statement concludes by pointing out that the Pope “received the Eucharist and, throughout the day, alternated the rest, prayer and reading. He expresses his gratitude for the support he feels at this time and kindly asks to continue praying for him. ”
Pope since 2013 After the resignation of Benedict XVI, Francisco was the first American Pontiff, the first from America, the first non -European from the Syrian Gregory III – fallen in 741 -, the first Jesuit to govern the Catholic Church and the first, also in choose Francis as name. His frequent health problems have forced his activity several times in recent years, although this time his situation is more critical.
Source: Lasexta
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