Pope Francis continues to be hospitalized in critical condition for a complex respiratory infection, including double pneumonia and bronchitis and is currently resting after receiving high-flow oxygen treatment.
“The night went well; the Pope slept and is resting,” the Holy See Press Office said in a statement published Monday.
Francis, the 88-year-old pope who was elected in 2013, had been in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for the past 10 days for treatment of bronchitis, which he had been dealing with for a week prior to his hospitalization. However, his condition worsened after severe breathing difficulties were reported Saturday morning, NPR reported.
On Sunday, the pope’s medical team noted he had also shown signs of “mild” kidney failure, but the Vatican asserted that was under control. Francis was also diagnosed with thrombocytopenia, a condition characterized by a low count of the platelets in blood that help to form clots.
According to the Holy See Press Office, the pope was given blood transfusions to help “bring up his hemoglobin levels.”
The pope carried on with some of his duties despite his ongoing illness. According to the Vatican, the pope still attended…
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