Pope Francis The Vatican announced on Tuesday that it has developed bilateral pneumonia, marking the latest Health setbacks For the 88-year-old pope.
The new diagnosis means pneumonia is in his two lungs, while Francis is treated at a hospital in Rome, where he is treated on Friday. He was diagnosed before bronchitis. On Monday, the Vatican said the pope had a majority of the respiratory tract infections and that testing Francis “showed the complex clinical situation where enough hospitals were needed.”
The Vatican said in a statement Tuesday that the pneumonia requires medication. The Vatican said Francis found the disease after a CT scan on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the statement, Francis was in a good mood, rested all day, prayed and read.
The Vatican said Francis expressed gratitude for “his current intimacy” and asked people to pray for him.
This hospitalization is the fourth family of the pope. In 2023, he accepted Abdominal surgery And received treatment for pneumonia Earlier that year.
When Francis was a young man from his native Argentina, he removed a portion of his lungs after an infection, which made him susceptible to respiratory illness.
Earlier Tuesday, the Vatican canceled the audience Francis planned to hold on Saturday and announced that he would not celebrate Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Basilica.
The Pope's continuous hospitalization is two weeks before the beginning of annual Christian obedience to Lent. The 40-day Lent phase begins on Wednesday, ASH, which begins on March 5 this year.
Last year, during the week before Easter known as “Holy Week”, Francis did not attend the Good Friday Colosseum parade to protect his health, and the Pope later led thousands of people Easter celebrations.
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