Vatican announced that Pope Francis will remain in the hospital for some time, since the examinations indicate a difficult clinical situation.
The Vatican press service made a written statement about the health status of 88-year-old dad, who has been undergoing treatment in the Roman Hemelli Hospital for Bronchitis.
from February 14.
The statement says the following:
“The results of analyzes carried out in recent days and today showed the presence of a polymicrobial infection in the respiratory tract, which required a change in treatment. All the tests performed at the moment indicate a complex clinical picture and require appropriate hospitalization”.
The general reception on February 19 was also canceled due to the long stay of the pope in the hospital.
– Pantifik looked a little tired
In the Italian press there was news that although Pope Francis is in the hospital, he continues to call the Catholic community in Gaza, as he does every day, and asks how about the situation.
In an interview with TGCOM24, one of the community members said: “Dad called us on Friday and Saturday. He was in a good mood. His voice was a little tired, but he wanted to know how we were doing.”
Pope Francis could not perform at two public events on February 9 and 12, saying that he had bronchitis and it was difficult for him to breathe, and asked his assistants to read the texts of his speeches.
The last time dad was treating at the Jamelly Hospital twice in 2023: once about shortness of breath, and the second – due to the operation to install the prosthesis on the abdominal wall.
The spiritual leader of the Catholics Pope Francis since 2013, first ended up in the hospital in 2021 and underwent surgery on the colon.