- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis at the hospital on Wednesday and reported that he was full of humor.
- Pontiff was diagnosed with pneumonia and bronchial infection at a young age.
- The Vatican shows no sign of how long the pope may be hospitalized, just saying that the treatment of such a “complex clinical” will require “enough” accommodation.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Visited Pope Francis at the hospital on Wednesday and reported that despite his diagnosis of pneumonia and a complex bronchial infection, he was “smart, quick” and full of humor, which kept the 88-year-old Pontiff for six sky.
Meloni said she wanted to bring to the Pope on behalf of the government and the entire country (Cope). “We joked as always. He didn’t lose his well-known sense of humor,” she said in a statement released in the office.
Meloni’s visit marks the first confirmed outside visitors since Friday’s admission at Rome Gemelli Hospital in Rome, surpassing his secretary and medical treatment. The team, outside his secretary and medical team, the Pope has his own suite on the 10th floor.
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Francis’s statue is placed outside Rome on candles in Rome on February 19, 2025 Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, the pope has been hospitalized there since February 14. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The Vatican has said that Francis went to a lung when he was young, he woke up on a quiet night, had dinner and was in bed, and one day after the test confirmed that he had both lungs above asthmatic bronchitis. There is pneumonia.
On Wednesday, Francis urged all faithful people to provide the Pope with an hour of silent prayer before the nighttime Vespers service, while pilgrims who planned to attend his weekly general audience came to St. Peter’s Square ( St. Peter’s Square, anyway, will offer prayers at St. Peter’s Square. It was cancelled.
“I think a lot of people are disappointed, but I think more importantly, we really have to pray for his health,” said Sister Nun from Singapore.
Double pneumonia shows more severe infection
Francis was taken to Jaegley Hospital on Friday after a week of worsening bronchitis. On Monday, medical staff determined he had most respiratory infections, meaning a mixture of viruses, bacteria and possibly other organisms had colonized his respiratory tract. Vatican said late Tuesday the CT scan of chest shows Bilateral pneumonia attacks In addition to asthma bronchitis, he was also treated with cocoa and antibiotics.
Since February 14, the pope has been hospitalized with pneumonia and bronchial infection. His photo candle is a candle under the statue of the late Pope John Paul II in Rome on February 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Bronchitis can cause pneumonia, a deeper, more serious infection to the air sac of the lungs. Pneumonia can develop in part or all of the lungs or both. When both lungs are affected, it tends to be more severe because there is no healthy tissue to compensate.
Treatment varies by severity, but can include treatments that provide oxygen through a nasal tube or mask, intravenous injections, and the underlying cause of the infection. Francis has breathed by himself so far and is said to have a good heart function. He ate breakfast every day, got up, read newspapers, and did some work from his ward.
Pope Francis fell asleep peacefully and had breakfast after two lungs diagnosed with pneumonia
“Pope Francis is a strong man and has not let the difficulties down him,” said Rev. Enzo Forato, who is in charge of the Children’s Committee of the New Vatican. Francis keeps up with his ordinary habits, including the fact that he receives the Eucharist, “is a sign of a man who wants to experience the illness of the hospital.”
Pope at risk of complications
The Vatican did not provide any information on how Francis responded to any of the drugs he received, just saying he had no fever. The Pope of Argentina had previously admitted that he was a non-compliant patient and he had multiple diseases that put him at a particular risk of complications: except for his age, he was not physically active and used a wheelchair, limiting his ability to remove fluids in his Lung accumulation.
Doctors will seek to see if Francis responds to the therapy, which includes physical therapy to help clear the lungs, said Meredith McCormack, director of medical care at Johns Hopkins University. department. Severe cases of pneumonia are usually treated for about one to two weeks, but recovery in older people may exceed this.
“The lack of deterioration will be an encouraging signal,” McCormack said.
The faithful from Bolivia prayed on February 18, 2025 at Pope Francis outside of Docklin’s disease in Rome. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The Vatican shows no sign of how long the pope may be hospitalized, just saying that the treatment of such a “complex clinical” will require “enough” accommodation.
The pilgrimage continues despite the pope’s cancellation of engagement
Although less than positive News about the situation of FrancisFrancis received collection drawings and cards from children who were treated in the hospital’s oncology ward. In the Vatican on Wednesday, the Holy Year pilgrimage continues, a group of faithful and faithful pilgrimages passing through the holy gate of St. Peter’s Basilica on a cold and cloudy day.
“We are happy to be here, but we are also sad about the papal’s illness,” said Amparo Alcala. “He is doing great things for women in the church and it brings us.” There was a lot of joy. We were praying for His recovery and if it was God’s will, He might come back.”
A group of Korean pilgrims in traditional costumes plan to attend the general audience of Francis’ weekly Wednesdays and show off their national costumes, just as the pilgrims often do for the pope’s weekly dates. When it was cancelled, they came anyway.
“The New Year is the latest, so we also want to bow traditionally and formally,” said Junhee Christina Kim, a pilgrim in Seoul, South Korea. “It’s so a chance, so we’ll come anyway So we can come to the Vatican in traditional costumes.”
