Pope Francis, hospitalised with pneumonia in both lungs, slept all night and was resting on Tuesday after suffering two bouts of acute respiratory failure the day before, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis, which developed into pneumonia in both lungs, sparking alarm. On Monday, the … Read more
Vatican City, Holy See: Pope Francis, 88, has been in hospital in Rome since February 14 and on Monday suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory failure”. Here is what we know about the health of the Argentine pontiff, head of the Catholic Church and its almost 1.4 billion followers since 2013. Stable but new attacks … Read more
Rome: Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia. “Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm,” it said in a statement on Francis’s … Read more
A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, passed a peaceful night, the Vatican said in its latest update Wednesday on the 88-year-old pontiff. “The pope passed a peaceful night and is resting,” the Vatican said in a morning update on the 13th day of Francis’s hospital stay. Francis was admitted to Rome’s … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an “initial, slight insufficiency” in his kidney function, the Vatican said on Sunday. The prognosis for the 88-year-old pope, who required a transfusion of two units of blood on Saturday after experiencing a “prolonged asthma-like … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, the morning after revealing the 88-year-old was in a “critical” condition. The Holy See had late Saturday reported the alarming news that the pope, who in hospital since February 14, had suffered a prolonged respiratory attack and required blood transfusions. “The … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had a respiratory attack that required “high-flow oxygen”, and also blood transfusions. “The Holy Father’s condition continues to be critical, therefore, as explained yesterday, the pope is not out of danger,” the Vatican said in its … Read more