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Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.
Pope Francis continues to be in a serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican said Tuesday evening.
The 88-year-old pontiff is still receiving oxygen therapy through his nose, though at a slightly reduced flow and concentration, according to the Holy See Press Office.
Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican said. After a full week in medical care, the Vatican announced Feb. 22 the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion.
Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican said. After a full week in medical care, the Vatican announced Feb. 22 the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion.
The statement also said the Holy Father is still receiving oxygen therapy “at high flows” through his nose.
The Holy See Press Office released a new medical bulletin on Saturday evening stating that Pope Francis had experienced “an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged intensity” that required high-flow oxygen therapy.
“The pope is not a quitter,” the Holy Father’s physician told journalists toward the end of a Friday press conference at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, pointed out that concern for the Holy Father’s health “must be kept within limits.”
“Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment and will require time,” the priest said.
Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.
“Medical assessments and necessary treatments are continuing,” after Pope Francis had a “peaceful night” and read several newspapers Saturday morning.
Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.
The pope, who turned 88 last month, has faced a few health challenges in recent months, including a fall requiring his arm to be placed in a sling.
Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16 in the apostolic palace during his scheduled audiences.
The Vatican shared written copies of Pope Francis’ messages on AI and Christmas, as meetings with the 87-year-old pope were canceled Monday for a mild flu.
On Palm Sunday, hundreds of priests, bishops, cardinals, and laypeople solemnly carried large palm branches in procession through St. Peter’s Square to begin the first liturgy of Holy Week.
The pope did not walk to his chair in the Paul VI Audience Hall on Wednesday as he normally does.
“Dear brothers and sisters, I still have a bit of a cold,” Pope Francis said in a soft-spoken voice on Feb. 28.