Pope Francis passed a “quiet night” and has a “stable health condition,” said the Vatican on Sunday morning, 2. The prognosis of the pontiff, however, remains reserved.
Francisco has not presented new episodes of bronchospasm since Friday, 28, in the afternoon, but continues under monitoring, as reported by the Saturday newsletter, 1st. He also continues to feed on his own and holds regular respiratory physiotherapy sessions.
Hospitalized at Gemelli, in Rome, since the 14th, the Pope underwent a bronchitis that evolved into bilateral pneumonia, received blood transfusion and presented renal failure, which has already been contained. This Sunday, Francisco remains at rest, according to Santa Fe.
On Friday, the religious leader suffered a respiratory crisis that aggravated his health after days of improvement. The doctors decided to wait Saturday and Sunday to evaluate the impact of this new relapse.
Since then, the first Latin American Pope has not suffered new crises and follows treatment that alternates “noninvasive mechanical ventilation” with long periods of oxygen therapy, as well as respiratory physiotherapy, the bulletin said.
This hospitalization, the fourth and longest since 2021, generates concern for the previous problems that have weakened Jorge Bergoglio’s health in recent years: colon and abdomen surgeries, as well as difficulties for walking.
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The situation also rekindles the questions about its ability to perform its duties, especially since canon law does not provide any measure in case of a serious problem that may affect its lucidity.
