Vatican: Francis spent a quiet night

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Vatican: Francis spent a quiet night

Pontifex, who is suffering from lung, is still in the hospital. According to the doctors, his condition is still critical. Thousands pray the rosary for him on St. Peter’s Square.

According to the Vatican, the seriously ill Pope Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital. The 88 -year -old head of the Catholic Church “rested well, all night,” said a spokesman for the Holy Chair in the morning. It was his eleventh night in the Gemelli Clinic in Rome.

Francis has been treated in the university hospital since the middle of the month. He suffers from pneumonia. In the evening, the Vatican had described its health in the evening, despite a slightly better values. On St. Peter’s Square, thousands of believers from all over the world prayed the rosary for him.

Francis was already causing an infection of the airways before Christmas. The Argentinian didn’t want to go to the hospital at first. In the clinic, inflammation was discovered with various pathogens, which has covered both lungs. At the weekend he had an acute respiratory crisis. In addition, the doctors speak of the kidney that begins in the kidney.

More than two dozen cardinals also took part in the prayer on St. Peter’s Square. It was led by Cardinal State Secretary Pietro Parolin, number two of the Vatican. The Italian said: “The Christian people have been praying for the Pope for 2000 years when he is frail or in danger.” From the hospital, the Pontifex had previously thanked the many messages of support.

The Argentinian – now the second oldest Pope in history – has been at the top of the Catholic Church with its around 1.4 billion believers worldwide since March 2013.