Pope Francis is fighting for survival: Hopping news from the hospital!

Pope Francis is fighting for survival: Hopping news from the hospital!

Gemelli-Klinik, Rom, Italien - In Vatican City, Pope Francis' health ensures concerned faces. The 88-year-old Pontifex has been in the Roman Gemelli Clinic for a week because of a complicated respiratory infection and a pneumonia on both sides. As the Vatican Press Office announced, the Pope will not keep the traditional lunch prayer for the second time on Sunday, which is usually carried out by the window of the Apostolic Palace. Instead, the text of his speech, like last week, is only transmitted in writing, while it has continued to be prescribed strict calm.

Health, however, the head of the church shows itself on the way of improvement. "The therapy has an effect," said a doctor from the clinic. The Pope got up, prayed in the chapel and maintains a certain scope of work. Nevertheless, there is "not acute life -threatening" situation, even if he remains in a critical phase due to his illness and age, as Professor Sergio Alfieri found in a press conference. The risk of sepsis remains and there is no further information on a discharge date from the hospital. The situation remains tense, but significantly more optimistic than before, which draws special attention to the health of the Pope.

visit and recovery

On Wednesday, Ittallens Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited the Pope, and although reports on visits by high -ranking clerics in the clinic were denied, cardinal Pietro Parolin reported that the Pope was brought some office documents, which was a good sign. At the same time, slogan considered speculation about a possible resignation of the Pope as unnecessary: ​​"Now we think of the health of the Holy Father, his recovery, his return to the Vatican: These are the only things that count," he emphasized.

The recovery wishes from all over the world seem to be particularly important in this critical phase. The Vatican continues to keep the public up to date with the Pope's state of health, while the prayers and hopes of the believers remain unbroken for a quick recovery. As also reports kath.net , the state of health of the Pope remains a central topic, since the schedule of the Pontifex remains uncertain after the canceled events.