Although since Saturday he did not suffer from any respiratory crisis, “the complexity of the clinical picture and the necessary wait for pharmacological therapies have effect they need to keep the forecast reserved” The doctors indicated in the last published bulletin.
Although its anemia improved and thrombocytopenia (a drop in the number of blood platelets) It remained stable thanks to the blood transfusions of Saturday“Some blood exams show initial, light renal failure, currently under control“They reported.
The Argentine Jesuit is found hospitalized since February 14 at the Gemelli Hospital of Rome with bronchitis, which resulted in bilateral pneumonia.
His condition worsened on Saturday with “A prolonged asthmatic crisis, which required oxygen application“, According to the last medical part, as well as hematological problems that required” the administration of a blood transfusion. “
The 88 -year -old pontiff wanted to send a reassuring message, In the text of the Sunday Prayer of the Angelus.
“I continue with confidence my hospitalization (…) following the necessary treatments; And rest is also part of the therapy!“, Said the head of the Catholic Church in a written message in recent days, according to a Vatican source.
Prayers for the Pope
Prayers for your health They have organized from Rome, in Italy, to Argentina or Iraq.
“He is strong, it was always strong, but there is nature. I know it is very serious and age. I hope he recovers, but it makes me pity, ”said Héctor Armando Díaz, a 76 -year -old retiree, at the entrance of the Cathedral of Buenos Aires, talking about his compatriot, first Latin American Pope.
At the entrance of the Church two televisions spread images of Jorge Bergoglio, before being potato, Wasing feet or giving masses in poor neighborhoods, as was his custom in Buenos Aires.
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The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, wished on Saturday night in X a “prompt recovery to Pope Francis, Great humanist who has opted for the poorest and to promote fraternity among people and among nations ”.
At the other end of the world, a dozen churches in the Mosul region, in northern Iraq, They celebrated masses for the health of the Pope.
Francisco has always “supported the Iraqi people and the minimum we can do is express our solidarity, our love“, Said Adnan Hadi, a university professor.
Other religious and political leaders have said they are praying for the Pope, including the president of the United States, Donald Trump, that has been “informed” of the situation, according to the White House.
From Saturday night, Internet users published hundreds of messages by stating that they prayed for Francisco, Some accompanied by a photo of the Bishop of Rome alone in the Plaza de San Pedro during the Covid-19 pandemic.