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MTV Lebanon
11-03-2025
- Health
- MTV Lebanon
Pope Francis Has Restful Night Amid Ongoing Improvement
Pope Francis had a restful night and woke up about 8:00 am this morning, according to a statement published on Tuesday morning by the Holy See Press Office. On Monday evening, the Holy See Press Office provided an update on Pope Francis' health, noting that given his ongoing improvements, the Pope's prognosis is no longer "guarded." In the statement, it explained the Holy Father's clinical condition remains stable. The improvements recorded in previous days have been further consolidated, as confirmed by both blood tests and clinical findings, as well as by the Pope's good response to pharmacological therapy. For these reasons, the statement acknowledged, the doctors had decided today to lift their guarded prognosis. "However, given the complexity of the Pope's clinical picture and the severe infection present at the time of hospitalization," it explained, "it will still be necessary to continue pharmacological treatment in a hospital setting for a period of time." On Monday morning, the Holy Father had been able to follow the Spiritual Exercises of the Roman Curia via a video link with the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, and subsequently received the Eucharist and went to the chapel of his private apartment for a moment of prayer. In the afternoon, the Holy Father had again joined the Curia's Spiritual Exercises, and throughout the day, had alternated between prayer and rest. The Roman Curia's Spiritual Exercises, which are held every year, began on Sunday afternoon in the Paul VI Hall and are being led by the Preacher of the Papal Household, Fr. Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap. On Monday, the Pope sent a telegram of prayers and closeness to those who have experienced deadly flooding in the Argentinian port city of Bahía Blanca as well as the nearby city of Cerri.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Pope Francis no longer faces 'guarded prognosis' by doctors in double pneumonia treatment
March 10 (UPI) -- Pope Francis' doctors on Monday lited a "guarded prognosis" though he will need to remain in the "hospital setting for a period of time" in the treatment of double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14, originally for bronchitis that worsed into pneumonia and kidney problems. The pope has had prior respiratory problems and had part of one lung removed while he was a young man in Argentina. The pontiff has shown improvement in blood tests, clinical findings and a "good response to pharmacological therapy," the Vatican said. "For these reasons, the doctors have decided today to lift their guarded prognosis," the press office said in an update Monday night. "However, given the complexity of the Pope's clinical picture and the severe infection present at the time of hospitalization, it will still be necessary to continue pharmacological treatment in a hospital setting for a period of time." Seven days ago, the pope suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency and went back on a ventilator. He was taken off the breathing machine Tuesday and he no longer has a fever. On Sunday, the Vatican said his prescribed diet now includes solid foods. Last week, the Vatican said the pope was getting "high-flow oxygen" via nasal tube, but overnight he is expected to resume noninvasive mechanical ventilation. He had another "quiet night" in the hospital. On Monday morning, he was able to follow the Spiritual Exercises via a video link with the Paul VI Hall. He then received the Eucharist and went to the chapel of his private apartment for a moment of prayer. In the afternoon, he again joined the Curia's Spiritual Exercise via video link. He alternated between prayer and rest throughout the day. One day after Ash Wednesday, he released a pre-recorded audio message thanking his supporters for their prayers. This is his longest hospital stay since he became pope in 2013.
