Pope’s hospitalization expanded to the treatment of a ‘complex’ condition, says Vatican | News about religion

It remains unclear how much Pope Francis will stay in the hospital while seeking treatment for a respiratory tract infection.

Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection presented a “complex clinical picture” that requires further hospitalization, says the Vatican.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Monday Papa It suffers from “polymyicrobial infection of the respiratory tract” that required a change in its drug therapy.

There was no time frame for his hospitalization, which Francis had already set aside longer than hospitalization 2023 for pneumonia.

Bruni said that the complexity of his symptoms “would require a suitable hospital stay,” and the Pope is “in a good mood”.

Concern about the health of the 88-year-old Pontiif increased from his Entry to Gemelli Hospital In Rome, Italy, on Friday, after a weekly deterioration of bronchitis was treated.

Pope Francis’ hospitalization has already forced the cancellation of some events related to the Vatican Jubilee Holy Year, and has questioned others.

The Vatican said the PAPA planned weekly audience on St. Peter Square on Wednesday was canceled on Wednesday because of his continued hospital stay.

Pope’s doctors have previously ordered a complete vacation, and Francis failed to deliver his regular prayer on Sunday to pilgrims in St. Peter Square or led Mass for artists to mark the Jubilee Catholic Church.

The pilgrims who visited the Vatican on Monday offered their hopes to recover the Pope.

“We definitely want it to improve very quickly,” said Reverend Tyler Carter, a Catholic priest from the United States.

“He is our father and our shepherd, so we want his continuous health and blessing.”

Manuel Rossi, a tourist from the Italian city of Milan, said he was “pretty worried” when Pope canceled his performance on Sunday.

“I’m 18, so I’ve seen a few pope in my life and I’m very close to him,” Rossi said.

“I hope it recovers as soon as possible.”

Francis, as a young man, was removed by a part of a lung after a pulmonary infection.

The Argentine pope is a well -known worker despite his insecure health.

In addition to its frequent respiratory infections in winter, it uses a wheelchair, a walker or a reed because of its bad knees and suffers from the pain in the sciatica nerves.