Pope Francis has a ‘peaceful night’ after the diagnosis of pneumonia, says the Vatican

Pope Francis, to whom he was diagnosed pneumonia in both lungsHe slept overnight and ate breakfast on Wednesday, Vatican said, as concerns grew The health of the 88-year-old pontiff.

In a short early morning update, the Vatican said Francis “spent a quiet night, woke up and had breakfast.”

Francis was admitted to the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital last Friday in Rome with bronchitis. A consecutive diagnostic tests have found that it has developed pneumonia in both lungs.

It also has a polymyicrobial infection, which means it has a mixture of microbes, such as a virus or bacteria, in the lungs or other part of its respiratory tract. The infection required the use of cortisone antibiotic therapy, the Vatican said.

His overall health was still complex, the Vatican said on Tuesday night, but it added that the Pope was in a “good mood”, praying, reading and resting.

In recent years, Francis’ health has caused concern, and this is his fourth stay at Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital. 2021 he had colon surgery there. 2023 was admitted to respiratory infection and went home after three days. He was then re -hospitalized several months later subjected to abdominal surgery for Hernia.

More than 60 years ago, Francis removed his upper lung lobe, and in recent years his breathing seemed to be tiring during speech. In the last few months, he has often asked the assistant to read the remarks on his behalf.

But Francis maintained the often exhausting schedule, especially of The Jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church in 2025 -The year of faith, the penance and the forgiveness of the sins that have been taking place every quarter of a century-they have come to Christmas Eve.

All his public engagement were canceled over the weekend.