POPE HOPE Vatican issues major health update on ‘critical’ Pope Francis saying he is ‘improving’ & ‘back to work’
THE Vatican has issued a major health update on “critical” Pope Francis, saying there has been a slight improvement and that he has resumed some work activities.
The Pontiff has spent 10 nights in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he has undergone blood transfusions and has been diagnosed with mild kidney failure and double pneumonia.
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Pope Francis presides the vespers at Saint Paul Outside the Walls, in Rome in JanuaryCredit: AFP
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Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican in early FebruaryCredit: AFP
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Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers as he arrives at the Manila Cathedral in 2015Credit: Getty
The latest update reveals that the 88-year-old Pontiff, suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, hadn’t had any more respiratory crises.
The slight kidney insufficiency detected on Sunday was of no concern, the Vatican said, as the Pope continues to receive supplemental oxygen.
But doctors say his prognosis remains guarded, the update added.
He was admitted to the hospital on February 14 after having breathing difficulties and was later diagnosed with double pneumonia.
