Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted February 22, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted February 22, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Pope remains in ‘critical’ condition after ‘respiratory crisis’ Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” earlier on Saturday, the ******** has said. The pontiff is “more unwell than yesterday” and had received blood transfusions, the statement said. The ******** said the 88-year-old was alert and in his armchair, but required a “high flow” of oxygen and his prognosis “remains guarded”. The Pope is being treated for pneumonia in both lungs at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome. The blood transfusions were deemed necessary due to a low platelet count, associated with anaemia, the ******** said. “The Holy Father’s condition remains critical,” a statement said. “The Pope is not out of danger.” “The Holy Father continues to be alert and spent the day in an armchair even if he was suffering more than yesterday,” the statement added. The Pope was first admitted to hospital on 14 February after experiencing difficulties breathing for several days. Earlier, the ******** had announced Pope Francis would not appear in public to lead prayer with pilgrims on Sunday, meaning he will miss the event for the second week in a row. On Friday his doctors said there was no imminent risk to his life but he was “not out of danger”. His condition has previously been described as complex. The Pope is especially prone to lung infections due to developing pleurisy – an inflammation around the lungs – as an adult and having part of one of his lungs removed at age 21. During his 12 years as leader of the Roman Catholic church, the Argentine has been hospitalised several times including in March 2023 when he spent three nights in hospital with bronchitis. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Pope #remains #critical #condition #respiratory #crisis This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/224888-pope-remains-in-%E2%80%98critical%E2%80%99-condition-after-%E2%80%98respiratory-crisis%E2%80%99/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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