Pope Francis faced two new respiratory attacks on Monday, requiring two different bronchoscopys, Vatican said, 88-year-old Pontiff struggled to recover from pneumonia.
“Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure, due to an important accumulation of endobronicial mucus and resulting bronchospasm,” this said in a statement of the 18th day in his sinner’s longest hospital.
Argentina Pope was admitted to Jamelli Hospital in Rome with bronchitis on 14 February, developed in both lungs in pneumonia, bouncing an alarm worldwide.
The Vatican said in his night’s medical bulletin on Monday that two bronchoscopy were performed on the Pope for “Aspirate abundant secretions”.
It said that the Pope resumed “non-inventory mechanical ventilation” in the afternoon-using an oxygen mask-seeing that he was “alert, concentrated and cooperative.”
Since the beginning of the Pope’s hospitalization, the Vatican stated that Francis’ pregnancy remains “reserved”, an indication that doctors may not predict the possible results of his condition.
Sunday evening, the Vatican said that the Pope’s position was stable after facing a breathing crisis on Friday.
The leader of about 1.4 billion Catholics in the world needed oxygen masks on Friday and Saturday, but not on Sunday, when he participated in the month and the rest of the day rested in turn.
Francis on Sunday also received the Italian Cardinal Pitro Parolin, State Secretary to the Vatican, and the Archbishop of Edgar Pena Para, Venezuela, who is also a senior Vatican officer.
Jesuit, who is the Pope since March 2013, is being treated in a special suit reserved for Pontifs on Jamelli’s 10th floor.
Born in George Bergoglyo, Francis recalled his traditional Angelus prayer for the third straight Sunday and the Vatican released a written lesson instead.
In this, the Pope thanked the well -wishers for his prayers, saying: “I feel all your affection and closeness and, at this particular time, I feel as if I am ‘taken’ and supported by all Gods. Thank you all.”
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