Pope Francis“The situation is supposedly” improves “because it receives oxygen therapy and the therapy with ventilations, according to a statement from the Vatican.
“Given the complexity of his condition, the days of clinical stability are required to solve the forecast,” the Vatican statement said.
The balloons are attached to the statue of John Paul II, people come to pray outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis was hospitalized for pneumonia, in Rome, February 2, 2025. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
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The 88-year-old PontiF was hospitalized on February 14 due to respiratory problems and later diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia.
“The Holy Father of Jutra dedicated a respiratory physiotherapy that alternating rest, while in the afternoon, after another physiotherapy session, he gathered in a prayer in the chapel of a private apartment located on the 10th floor, receiving the Eucharist; then dedicated himself to working activities.” Vatican added.
The woman puts the rosary on the statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis was admitted to treatment, in Rome, Italy, February 2, 2025. (Reuters/Vincenzo Livieri)
Pope Francis’s medical condition: what to know about bilateral pneumonia
On Wednesday, the Vatican said that Pope Francis doctors discovered the insufficiency of the kidney discovered in recent days, the blood tests showed a slight improvement, and CT CT scan showed that its complex lung infection is taking “normal evolution” because it is treated.
When writing o Pope’s state On Tuesday, Senior Medical Analyst Fox News Channel, Dr. Marc Siegel explained that bilateral pneumonia “is more problematic and harder to recover,” especially for “older patients with scars from previous operations and fights of pneumonia.”
Pope Francis waved from his Popemobile after a weekly prayer of Angelas, on St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on October 20, 2024. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty)
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The Pope has struggled with health problems for years, and even that part of his lungs was removed in 1957.
Dr. Siegel also touched the pope who received high -flow oxygen therapy, explaining that treatment is used for breathing problems, “but not as aggressive as CPAP (continuous positive respiratory pressure) or mechanical ventilation.” He noted that it was a “good sign” that the Pope was not on the fan.
“Do not underestimate the impact of great medical care in combination with the power of prayer,” adds Dr. Siegel.
Fox News’ Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
