Pope after pneumonia in the hospital, according to Vatican

Pope after pneumonia in the hospital, according to Vatican

The Pope Francis reacts "positively" to the medical treatment Pneumonia . This happens a week after the 88-year-old Pontifex was admitted to hospital

Current state of health of the Pope

After Francis received the Eucharist, he devoted himself to "work activities" due to a "easy" improvement in his health, according to the Vatican on Thursday. The Pope received oxygen to support his breathing, and a spokesman explained that the heart of the Pontifex was stable and that he had no fever.

stay in the hospital

On February 14, Francis was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Poliklinik in the Italian capital, where tests were initially carried out for a respiratory disease. In a later CT scan, pneumonia was found in both lungs.

preload and previous diseases

The Francis from Argentina has a susceptibility to respiratory diseases. In his youth he suffered from severe pneumonia, which led to the removal of part of his lungs. In 2021, part of his colon was also surgically removed to counteract diverticulitis that can cause inflammation or infections of the colon. In 2023 he was taken to the hospital with bronchitis, and in the past few months he had two falls in which he bruised his chin and injured himself on the arm, which was then put in a loop.

Review of his hospital stay

On Friday it was a week ago that he was recorded in the Gemelli Hospital, which is the third longest time that he has spent the Pope in the hospital since his election. His doctors recommended him "complete peace", which is why all public events were canceled by at least Saturday.

continuation of the work from the hospital

Despite his illness, the Pope partially continues his work. In the first two days of his hospital stay, he held his daily conference call with reverend Gabriel Romanelli and his assistant, Father Yusuf Asad, in Gaza City, Nordgaza. They have been in regular contact

visits and support from the public

Francis also signed decisions in the hospital, as the Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni announced to CNN. So far, only his “closest employees” have visited him, with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hit him for 20 minutes on Wednesday. "We have joked as always. He did not lose his proverbial sense of humor," said the Prime Minister in an explanation.

prayers and wishes for quick recovery

Outside the capital, believers gathered in churches lit by candles - from Argentina to the Vatican - to pray for the Pope's early recovery. "We always bring him into our intercession," Rodomina Valdez, a 45-year-old Argentine in the metropolitan cathedral in Buenos Aires, told Reuters. "What we can do is to enter it into our prayers and maybe feel it or try it in other ways."

Right in front of the parsbazilica in the Vatican, a German tourist named Klaus expressed the hope that the Pope has "many strong years ahead of him". In the Agostino Gemelli Poliklinik, letters and drawings of children from the oncology department showed colorful illustrations and messages of benevolence. "I hope that he can quickly get well and return to his role," said Gaetano Bavagnini, a resident of Rome. "He is an extraordinary man and an extraordinary Pope."