Pope Francis had a quiet night without further crisis after suffering a Bronchial crisis This led to a sudden worsening of his health, the Vatican said in a brief update on Saturday morning.
The pope woke up, he took coffee and read the newspapers, said the Vatican, and continues to move and sit in his armchair.
There is also good news that does not have a high count of white blood cells, which could be a sign of infection, said the Vatican.
However, the Vatican said in the update, it is not safe and its prognosis is still monitored.
On Friday, the pontiff experienced a « sudden worsening of the respiratory image, » said the Vatican, when it had a « isolated crisis of bronxospasm », which is when the muscles that align the airways in the lungs.
The episode caused the 88 -year -old pope to inhave the vomit, the Vatican said in a statement. It was treated with non -invasive mechanical ventilation, including receiving different amounts of additional oxygen to maintain its balanced levels and had a good answer, the Vatican said.
« The Holy Father has always remained watchful and oriented, collaborating in therapeutic maneuvers, » said the Vatican. « Therefore, the prognosis is still reserved. »
This marks the fourth time the Pope has been hospitalized since he took over the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013.
Underwent a significant abdominal surgery In 2021 and then he had another procedure by 2023 to repair the scar tissue and an abdominal hernia. Had been briefly hospitalized for pneumonia treatment At the beginning of that year.
In the meantime, people gathered outside the Gemelli Hospital in Rome to show their support, with many leaving messages and notes near a statue of former Pope John Paul II. Prayers have been coming from all over the world.
Maria Ratai, a woman who prayed for the Pope in St. Peter’s Square, said « I pray every night for him, because of his health because we need him not only Italian, but the world that the world needs him because he is a man of peace and the world needs peace. »
Reverenda Jacinto Bento, is a priest who visited Assisi on Saturday with a group of 30 retirement pilgrims from the Azores Islands.
« Every day we pray for the pope, » Bento said. « We are very sad for their situation. »
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