Roman Catholics around the world prayed for Pope Francis, who was hospitalized in critical stateAt Mass on Sunday after the Vatican announced that it was “not out of danger.”
The 88-year-old PontiF entered the hospital on February 14th with an infection that developed into pneumonia in both lungs. He had a long “asthmatic respiratory crisis” on Saturday, which required “high oxygen and blood transfusion, the Vatican said.
Francis is a spiritual leader nearly 1.4 billion Roman Catholics around the world since 2013. And around the world, prayers are for his recovery.
At the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seulu, Pat Santos, a tourist from the Philippines, he described the Pope as a “symbol of Christianity”.
“Pneumonia is a serious illness for my age, so we should worry,” said Mr. Santos, 31, who visited South Korea with his family. “Let him recover well so he can enjoy retirement.”
Francis has suffered damage to the lungs in the past, and in recent days several cardinals have been openly talking about the opportunity to resign, as his predecessor, Benedict XVI, did.
The doctors said on Friday that Francis would remain at the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, a hospital in Rome, at least another week. They said he was also in a critical state on Friday, but the announcement on Saturday pointed to a more complex situation.
“Once again, we continue to keep Pope Francis in our prayers. Let the Lord continue to spread to him his love, grace and treatment,” ” Vicente’s father Gabriel Bautista said During Sunday Mass at the Manila Cathedral, which held a special prayer alert on Friday for Francisco.
There were also prayers for the Pope during Sunday services in Sydney and Melbourne.
