Pope Francis spent a calm night without any further crisis after suffering Bronchial Crisis It prompted a sudden deterioration in his health, the Vatican said in a brief update on Saturday morning.
The Pope woke up, drank coffee, read the newspaper, the Vatican said, and he could continue to move and sit in the armchair.
There is also good news that he hasn’t been getting any higher white blood cell count. This could be a sign of infection, the Vatican said.
Still, the Vatican said in an update that he was not out of danger and that his prognosis is still protected.
On Friday, the bishop experienced a “sudden deterioration in the respiratory system,” the Vatican said while having a “isolated crisis of bronchospasm.”
The episode was caused by the 88-year-old Pope inhaling vomiting, the Vatican said in a statement. He was treated with non-invasive mechanical ventilation, which involves receiving various amounts of supplemental oxygen to balance the levels, and he responded well, the Vatican said.
“The Holy Father remains vigilant and oriented at all times, working together in therapeutic manipulation,” the Vatican said. “Therefore, the prognosis remains reserved.”
This is the fourth time the Pope has been hospitalized since taking over leadership in the Roman Catholic Church in 2013.
He has experienced something important Abdominal surgery In 2021, there was another procedure to repair scar tissue and abdominal hernia in 2023. He was temporarily hospitalized to treat pneumonia. The beginning of the year.
Meanwhile, people have gathered outside the hospital Gemeri in Rome to show their support, with many messages and notes remaining near the statue of former Pope John Paul II. Prayers come from all over the world.
Maria Latay, a woman praying for the Pope in St. Peter’s Square, said, “We pray every night for his health, as we are not only Italians, but the world needs him, and the world needs peace.”
Pastor Jacinto Bent is a priest who visited Assisi with a group of 30 Jubilee Pilgrims from the Azores on Saturday.
“We pray for the Pope every day,” Bent said. “We are very sad about his situation.”
