Pope Francis, who is treated in the hospital for respiratory infection, has two -sided pneumonia. This was shown by new tests that the Vatican informed on Tuesday. AP wrote that this is another complication in the health condition of the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church. According to the Vatican, the Pope remains in a good mood, writes TASR.
The Pope, who has removed part of one lung in his youth, has been suffering from a respiratory disease for more than a week. After his hospitalization Friday in the Roman hospital Gemelli, doctors officially confirmed the airway infection.
“Chest CT examination that the Holy Father underwent this afternoon … has shown the occurrence of two -sided pneumonia, which required further pharmacological treatment,” said the Vatican.
Františk’s respiratory infection also includes asthma bronchitis to the treatment of which It was necessary to deploy cortisone antibiotics.
The Vatican did not state how long the Pope should remain hospitalized, He only stated that the “treatment of such a” complex clinical picture “, which has already requested two changes in treatment, will require a” adequate “stay.
According to the statement, the Pope spent a day in the hospital by alternating rest with prayer and reading texts. “Thanks for the proximity he feels at this time, and as a grateful heart begs us to continue to pray for him,” added the Vatican.
Francis, who has been the head of the Catholic Church since 2013, has been treated several times for respiratory diseases. In recent years, he has also undergone surgery of rupture and colon. He also uses a wheelchair for knee pain.
As the portal informs, the Holy Father is to undergo two different treatments. But as the Vatican emphasizes, this clinical picture does not affect Francis’ mood, which remains good. His days begin with the acceptance of the Eucharist and continue with prayer, reading and work. The Church’s head continues to handle phone calls. Father Gabriele Romanelli, a priest from Gaza, called several times in recent days and said he heard him tired but with a clear voice.
The press office published drawings yesterday sent to the Pope children hospitalized in other departments of Gemelli, which was supposed to be very impressed by Francis. A group of believers pray for the Pope. On Tuesday evening, even a Rainbow appeared on a few minors over the hospital, whose shots were triggered and around the world. Believers see a sign of great hope that the Holy Father will recover as soon as possible.
