Health status of the Pontiff and the chronology of the crisis caused by bilateral pneumonia

The health status of the Head of the Catholic Church has had difficult episodes, He even lived a prolonged asthmatic attack that needed high flow oxygen, as well as hematological problems and a mild renal lesion.

This article makes a day -to -day compilation of the advances and setbacks in the health of the president who faces one of the most vulnerable moments in his physical well -being.

Since the Holy Father was transferred to this center, known as “The Hospital de los Popes”, numerous faithful have joined in prayer since the chapel “San Juan Pablo II” to express its proximity to the Pontiff.

The disease has led the parishioners to have different samples of affection towards the religious leader. Masses and prayers of Rosario have been made for his health. On Saturday, February 22, the day when the Catholic Church celebrates the Chair of San Pedro, visitors gathered at the gates of the hospital to pray the Rosary for the health of Pope Francis.

The Holy See has said that this activity will be repeated every day throughout the Pope’s stay in the hospital.

The Eucharistic Adoration will take place at 12 in the morning (local time) (7 in the morning Guatemala), followed by a mass at 1 pm (8 in the morning Guatemala). In addition, a rosary will be prayed every afternoon at 4:30 p.m. (9.30 ammalan) at the main entrance.

It was reported that Pope Francis suffered from bronchitis and, therefore, to continue his activity, on Friday 7 and Saturday, February 8, the audiences were held in the Domus Santa Marta.

The Pope sent a telegram signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin to Archbishop Gonzalo de Villa and Vásquez, Metropolitan of Santiago de Guatemala, expressing their condolences for the more than 50 victims caused by the fall of the means of transport to a ravine on February 10.

The Holy See Press Office also reported that activities planned in the Pontiff’s agenda were suspended. The first exams performed show a respiratory path infection. “

The news of Pope Francis’s hospitalization because of bronchitis, turned the world around. Most messages arrived from the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council, Celam. Similarly, the Italian bishops, the Church of Peru.

It was reported that laboratory tests “show the improvement of some values” in the health of the Holy Father, but to facilitate their recovery “medical staff has prescribed absolute rest.” He sent a message during the Angelus from the Gemelli Hospital.

That day the Pope slept well, “a good night of sleep,” had breakfast and read the newspapers as he usually does, and continues with his therapy. Faithful gathered at the Gemelli hospital.

The Pope is following the treatments prescribed by doctors, this morning he received the Eucharist and followed the Mass on television. In the afternoon he has alternated reading with rest.

In spite of everything, the Pope did not want to miss the daily appointment with the parish of the Sagrada Familia de Gaza, the punctual visit at 7 pm with the parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli and all the refugees between the parish and the school.

Francisco presented a stable clinical state, and was moved by the numerous messages of affection and closeness he received.

His clinical status was stable. That morning he received the Eucharist and then dedicated himself to some works and reading texts.

The night passed quietly “for Pope Francis, hospitalized. The analyzes carried out in recent days have determined that it is a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract.

The chest control of control to which the Holy Father was submitted, prescribed by the Vatican health team and the medical team of the Polyclinic Foundation ‘A. Gemelli ‘has revealed the appearance of a bilateral pneumonia that has required a new pharmacological therapy.

He received the Eucharist and, during the day, alternated the rest with the prayer and reading of texts. He thanked the closeness he feels at the moment and asks, with grateful heart, to continue praying for him.

Numerous messages of breath reached the pontiff by authorities, institutions and common people.

In an update on the Pope’s health, it was reported that “blood tests show a slight improvement, especially in inflammatory indices.”

After breakfast, he read some newspapers and then dedicated himself to his work with his closest collaborators. Before lunch he received the Eucharist. In the afternoon she received the visit of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, with whom she spent 20 minutes in private.

“The clinical conditions of the Holy Father presented a slight improvement. It is AFEBRIL and its hemodynamic parameters continue stable. That morning he received the Eucharist and, later, he has dedicated himself to his work activities,” said the official website of the Vatican.

“The night has had a good time, this morning Pope Francis has risen and has breakfast.” This is the update was from the press office of the Holy See.

On the morning of Saturday, February 22, the Holy See press office announced that Pope Francis had rested well. In a press conference held at the Gemelli Hospital, doctors explained that he was responding to reinforced therapies. Dr. Luigi Carbone stressed that “his heart was perfect.”

Francisco’s lungs, victims of a “polymicrobial infection”, are obstructed by “viruses and bacteria”, which makes the treatment more complex and require special care. However, “it is not out of danger” and will remain in the Gemelli hospital for at least one more week.

Pope Francis, 88, is still in “critical state” and his “prognosis is currently reserved”, at the beginning of the second week of hospitalization of the Argentine Pontiff for bilateral pneumonia, they reported from the Vatican on Sunday 23.

“The state of the Holy Father is still critical and […] The Pope is not out of danger. This morning, Pope Francis had a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, which also required the application of oxygen to high flow, “said the Vatican in a statement.

“Blood analysis also revealed thrombocytopenia [problemas hematológicos]associated with an anemia, which required the administration of a blood transfusion. The Holy Father remains alert and spent the day in an armchair, although he is suffering more than Saturday 22. The prognosis is currently reserved, “says the statement.

The medical team that deals had specified on Friday 21 in the afternoon, at a press conference, that a long statement in general means that the evolution of the health status of the Pontiff is not good.

“Is the Pope out of danger? No, the Pope is not out of danger,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri to journalists at the Roman hospital in Gemelli, where the Pope is admitted.

“The real risk in this case is that germs go to the blood”thus causing a potentially deadly septicemia, he explained.

In addition, “days, even weeks, are needed to see efficiency […] of the therapies we are using, “he added.

The Pope would probably continue hospitalized all week and, for the second time, he will not pronounce on Sunday the 23rd prayer.

The hospitalization of the Chief of the Catholic Church, the fourth since 2021, revived concern for their health, already weakened by a series of problems in recent years, from colon and abdomen operations to difficulties in walking.

A special message was published in his social networks: “In these days many messages of affection have arrived and I have especially impressed the children’s letters and drawings. Thank you for this closeness and for the conforting sentences that I have received from all over the world! ”He said.

Pope Francis remained in a “critical” state for bilateral pneumonia and continued to receive high flow, the Vatican reported, while multiplying prayers in the world for their recovery.

Although since Saturday 22 he did not suffer from any respiratory crisis, “the complexity of the clinical picture and the necessary wait for pharmacological therapies to have effect require maintaining the reserved prognosis,” the doctors indicated in the last published bulletin.

While its anemia improved and thrombocytopenia (a drop in the number of blood platelets) remained stable thanks to the blood transfusions of Saturday 22, “some blood exams showed an initial, slight renal failure, currently under control,” they reported.

The Argentine Jesuit has been hospitalized since February 14 at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome with bronchitis, which resulted in bilateral pneumonia.

“I continue with confidence my hospitalization (…) following the necessary treatments; and the 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.

“The situation is increasingly worrying,” said Fabrizio Pregliasco, a prominent Italian virologist, cited on Sunday, February 23 by the newspaper The Stampa.

“The age of the Holy Father, as well as the history of health, such as asthmatic bronchitis, could have complicated things and not just a little,” he added.

“You have to expect antibiotic therapy to work to avoid the risk of septicemia […] that can have a fatal outcome. The Pope is undoubtedly in good hands but the next few hours and days will be crucial, “said the expert.

Pope Francis, 88 and hospitalized in a critical condition for pneumonia in the two lungs, “rested well” during the night, the Vatican said on Tuesday, February 25.

“The Pope rested well, all night,” said the Holy See in a brief statement, on the 12th day of his hospitalization in Rome, the longest since he was chosen Supreme Pontiff in 2013.

The eve, the Vatican indicated that the Argentine Pope had experienced “a slight improvement.”

“The clinical condition of the Holy Father, although it is still critical, has registered a slight improvement. Today there were no episodes of asthmatic respiratory crisis; some laboratory tests have improved,” the Holy See wrote in a statement on Monday 24 at night.

On the other hand, the “mild renal insufficiency” suffered since Sunday 23 “is not worrying,” said the Vatican.

A source of the Vatican had indicated hours before, on Monday 24, that Francisco could get up and feed normally, and that he was in good mood.