The care of the sick Pope Francis is growing. After the Vatican had announced that the Pontiff suffers from pneumonia on both sides, small patients in the children in the oncology of children sent him special greetings. The bishops of Austria also called for prayer for the head of the church.
The pope, who is in a room on the tenth floor of the hospital, received drawings from small patients and letters from parents. “A greeting from the children of the Pediatric Oncology department,” said it on a drawing that was signed with “Gabri” and on which many colorful hands express their greetings to the Pope.
Safety measures in the hospital are high
Pope Franciscus has his own apartment in the Roman Gemelli clinic, which is constantly reserved for him. The safety measures are high. The clinic apartment consists of different rooms, a living room, a kitchen and a small private chapel. In addition to the Pope, his employees and close confidants can stay there.
The Polyclinian is just a few kilometers from the Vatican and can therefore be reached quickly. It was opened in 1964, belongs to the Catholic University “Sacro Cuore” and is considered one of the best clinics in Rome. The name goes back to the Franziskaner-Mönch Agostino Gemelli, which founded the Catholic University in 1921. The clinic is on the slopes of Monte Mario and extends together with the park and the church to more than 37 hectares.
John Paul II has often admitted to the Gemelli clinic
The predecessor of Francis, John Paul II, was admitted to the Gemelli clinic after the attack on St. Peter’s Square in 1981. In the following years he had to go to the hospital about half a dozen times. Here he was subjected to intestinal operation and in 1994 a hip operation. Two years later, the Polish pope was operated on the appendix.
His successor, Benedict XVI. At that time, the head of the church tributed at the Catholic University as “Workshop for research in harmony with faith and speech”.
Francis was first recorded in the clinic on July 4, 2021, where he was subjected to intestinal surgery. He spent ten days in the hospital and expressed the Angelus prayer on Sunday from a balcony on the tenth floor of the University Clinic. There were also two hospital enclosures in 2023.
Source: Krone
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