Pope Francis passed a restful night despite suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, according to the Vatican’s most recent report on the 88-year-old pope on Wednesday.
“The pope passed a peaceful night and is resting,” the Vatican stated in a morning statement on the thirteenth day of Francis’s medical recovery.
When Francis’s condition worsened after he was hospitalised at the Gemelli hospital in Rome on February 14 due to lung problems, Catholics became extremely concerned.
The pope is still in serious condition, according to the Vatican, despite his condition stabilising after experiencing respiratory crises over the weekend that necessitated high oxygen levels and blood transfusions.
The Argentine pope’s “clinical condition remains critical but stable,” according to a medical bulletin released Tuesday night.
“Haemodynamic parameters, including blood pressure and heart rate, remain stable, and there have been no acute respiratory episodes,” the Vatican stated.
The Vatican reported that Francis had a second scan “in the evening for radiological monitoring of bilateral pneumonia.” “The prognosis remains reserved,” it continued.
Vatican officials said the head of the world’s almost 1.4 billion Catholics has stayed up to date on church affairs from his hospital suite despite his dire circumstances.
The statement noted that “he resumed work activities in the morning after receiving the Eucharist.”
At the Vatican and the Gemelli, pilgrims and believers have been swarming to offer prayers for Francis.
Francis will probably remain in the hospital after this week, according to the doctors, who have warned that any recovery will take time.
