Pope Francis experiences calm night after breathing crisis caused recovery setback
Pope Francis has a peaceful night Bronchial crisis This caused a sudden deterioration in his health, the Vatican said in a brief update on Saturday morning.
The Vatican said the pope woke up, drank coffee, read the newspaper and he continued to be able to move into the armchair.
The Vatican said he didn’t have a good news, either, that he had no elevated white blood cell count, which could be a sign of infection.
Even so, the Vatican said in the update that he was not out of danger and that his prognosis was still protected.
The Pope encountered a “sudden deterioration of breathing patterns” on Friday when he experienced an “isolated bronchospasm crisis” when the muscles in the respiratory tract in the lungs were tensed.
The Vatican said in a statement that the episode caused the 88-year-old pope to inhale vomit. The Vatican said he was treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation, including receiving different amounts of supplemental oxygen to keep its levels in balance, and that he responded well.
“The Holy Father has been vigilant and directed and collaborated in therapeutic surgery,” the Vatican said. “The prognosis remains therefore.”
This is the fourth hospitalization since the Pope took over as the Roman Catholic Church in 2013.
He has experienced important Abdominal surgery In 2021, another procedure was followed in 2023 to repair scar tissue and abdominal hernia. He has been temporarily hospitalized for pneumonia Earlier that year.
Meanwhile, people have been gathering outside the Gemelli Hospital in Rome to show their support, and many have left messages and notes near the statue of former Pope John Paul II. Prayer comes from all over the world.
Maria Ratai, a woman praying for St. Peter’s Square, said: “I pray for his health every night because we need not only his Italians, but the world in the world because he is a peaceful man, the world needs him, and the world needs peace.”
Pastor Jacinto Bento is a pastor who visited Assisi, 30 Jubilee Pilgrims in the Azores Islands on Saturday.
“We pray for the Pope every day,” Bento said. “We feel very sad about his situation.”
