The Pope spent “A Quiet Night” in the “Agostino Gemelli” Hospital, where he has been located since Friday due to bronchitis. “The pope slept well. He had breakfast and read some newspapers, “the spokesperson for Vatican Matteo Bruni reported on Saturday. The doctors continue to investigate and therapies.
According to the Italian news agency Ansa, his fever should also have fallen. Apparently the treatment of bronchitis had not yielded the expected results with cortisone, so that the doctors could decide the delivery of the hospital.
Deterioration of bronchitis
The Vatican emphasized on Friday afternoon that the 88-year-old had started “medication due to the worsening of his bronchitis nowadays”. It is in a “relatively good clinical condition” and has a somewhat increasing fever. The first diagnoses would have resulted in an airway infection.
Pope Francis has had various health problems in recent years. In total, he has been brought to the Gemelli Polyclinic three more times. Due to a dust structure, the Pontifex had to be operated on the abdominal wall in June 2023. In March 2023, Francis was in the hospital for pneumonia. Already in July 2021, the Holy Father had undergone bowel operation. Because of knee pain and sciatica complaints, he often uses a wheelchair.
Pope Applaudissed Pilgrims in St. Peter’s Basilica
A catechesis for 5,000 pilgrims took place on Saturday morning, who came to Rome on the occasion of the jubilee year and should have participated in an audience with the Pope. However, this was canceled because of his stay in the hospital. The catechesis was led by Father Enzo Fortunato, the president of the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, who asked everyone to pray to pray for the health of Pope Francis who “does so much for the church”. After prayer, the believers donated long applause as a sign of their affection for the sick pope.
All dates of the pope were canceled on Monday. So he will not visit the Roman film studios Cinecittà on Monday. He should have celebrated a mass there.
Source: Krone
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