Vatican: Pope Francis has pneumonia

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Vatican: Pope Francis has pneumonia

The Pope has been treated in a clinic since Friday. The Vatican publishes new details on Francis “Health State.

Care for Pope Francis: According to the Vatican, the 88 -year -old head of the Catholic Church suffers from pneumonia. In the case of computer tomography in the hospital, the “beginning of a bilateral pneumonia” was determined, the Holy Stuhl said. The finding requires additional drug treatment.

A so -called bilateral pneumonia means that both lungs are affected. According to the Vatican, the Pope’s clinical picture is still complex. A previously diagnosed polymic -like infection caused by several pathogens make the treatment more difficult. Francis has been hospitalized in a hospital in Rome since Friday.

After the most recent diagnosis of the doctors in the Gemelli Clinic, the Pope’s stay in the hospital should continue. Accordingly, the Vatican canceled all dates of the Pope until the end of the week.

It was only on Monday that the Vatican announced that Francis suffered from a polymic -robic infection of the respiratory tract, i.e. an infection with various pathogens, but he was free of fever. Medicinal therapy has had to be changed several times since he was admitted to the hospital. Among other things, cortisone therapy is used, according to the vatican information.

At the age of 88, Francis is now the second oldest Pope in history. As the successor to Benedict XVI. He has been in office since March 2013. For some time now it was to be seen that health was increasingly being troubled by him. He could not speak for long in public appearances and looked breathless. He hardly left his place of residence in the Vatican.

Born in Argentinians, has had several health problems in recent years. It is already his fourth hospital stay within a few years of age. Among other things, he had to undergo two operations in the Gemelli Clinic.

Especially in the winter months, Francis is susceptible to respiratory diseases. To make matters worse, the upper part of his right lung wing was removed from him as a young man in Argentina. As early as 2023, he suffered from pneumonia, which, however, could be cured in the clinic after a three -day treatment.

Despite the latest diagnosis, Francis is currently “in a good mood” according to the speaker of the Holy Stuhl. He would also like to thank you for the sympathy and recovery wishes, which he receives from numerous believers. In front of the clinic in the west of Rome, people had gathered in the past few days to pray for the Pope and his recovery.