Break: Pope again in « acute breath shortage »
The concerns about Pope Francis are getting bigger: According to the Vatican in the hospital, the 88-year-old suffered again with great shortness of breath-this time even twice in a row. Again, he had to be ventilically ventilated. With a forecast for the further course, the doctors hold back in the Gemelli Clinic of Rome, where the head of the Catholic Church has been treated since mid-February.
In the bulletin from the hospital, which is published every evening, the Vatican reported « Two Episodes of Acute breath shortness of breath ». This was caused by a continuous bronchospasm – a cramp of the muscles in the airways – and by mucus in the bronchi.
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Pope has to be ventilically ventilated again
As a result, two lung mirrors were made in which « plenty of secretions were sucked off ». For this purpose, an endoscope is inserted over the mouth or nose and pushed into the bronchi. In addition, Francis was mechanically ventilated again because of the new seizures – presumably by a mask on the mouth and nose. There was no question of artificial ventilation in the bulletin.
As almost all of the time, the treating doctors did not comment more about the presumed further course of the disease. At the same time, the bulletin emphasized: « The Holy Father stayed awake, oriented and cooperative at all times. » The head of 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide has been treated in stationary since mid -February – as long as never before.
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The Pope suffers from different pneumonia through various pathogens, which is very critical at such old age. In addition, part of the right lung wing was removed from his home in Argentina at a young age. At the age of 88, Francis is the second oldest Pope in history.
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After the crisis on Friday, his condition seemed to have stabilized again – however, this deceived. The public has not seen Francis since it was sent. Other popes such as the Johannes Paul II, who died in 2005, had also been photographed in the bedside. Francis actually has a tight schedule because of the Holy Year 2025. Most of the time he can now be represented by cardinals.
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However, the Vatican had emphasized several times that the Pope also worked from the hospital. For example, he appointed new bishops and, according to the Vatican, followed the work. It was not mentioned on Monday evening that he could work. He now received the number two of the Vatican, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, who is now taking care of day -to -day business in the Vatican.
The sympathy among believers worldwide is great. Numerous people have been gathering on St. Peter's Square every evening for a week to pray Franziskus's rosary. The prayer stands another high -ranking church man every evening.
Recent requests also come from abroad. The long -time confidante of Pope Benedict XVI, Georg Gänswein, told the newspaper « La Repubblica » that he prayed every day for the early and complete recovery. The German clergyman is currently a Vatican ambassador in the Baltic States. Their relationship was considered tense for a long time.
