Pope Francis’ “clinical condition remains critical but stable” and the “prognosis remains guarded,” the Vatican’s evening bulletin said Feb. 25.
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Pope’s Breathing ‘Crisis’ Reportedly Passes, but He’s Still on Oxygen
While Italy’s main news agency reported that Pope Francis’ respiratory “crisis” had subsided, a Vatican source said he was still receiving supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula early Feb. 23.
Pope Has Respiratory ‘Crisis,’ Doctors Say ‘Prognosis Reserved’
Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows” Feb. 22, said the daily medical bulletin released by the Vatican.
Top Aides Hit Back Against Rumors of Papal Death, Resignation
Several of Pope Francis’s top collaborators have hit back against rumors that Pope Francis’s health, while of concern, is declining as he marks one week in the hospital for treatment of bilateral pneumonia.
UPDATE: Pope Continues Showing ‘Slight’ Improvement, Vatican Says
On his sixth full day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, “the Holy Father’s clinical condition is improving slightly,” the Vatican said.
UPDATE: Pope’s Condition Stable; Tests Show Some Improvement
Pope Francis’ doctors described his condition as “stable” late Feb. 19 even though “blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show a slight improvement, particularly in the inflammatory markers,” which are used to monitor infections, a Vatican medical bulletin said.
UPDATE: Pope Diagnosed With Bilateral Pneumonia
After undergoing a CT scan Feb. 18, Pope Francis was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican said.