Pope Francis, who has been fighting pneumonia for two weeks, has had an “isolated” breathing crisis in the hospital, said the Vatican.
It led to an episode of Braken and a “sudden deterioration of his respiratory condition” on Friday after the “bronchospasm” cough.
The lungs of the 88 -year -old had to be sucked up – released from the vomit – and he received gas through a face mask to help him breathe.
In an update on Saturday, the Vatican said that the pope had a “peaceful night and rest”.
Previously, Vatican sources said that the Doctors of the Pope needed 24 to 48 hours to determine whether there had been damage or setback in his condition.
They gave no prognosis, but said that the pope remained alert and “in good mood”.
In a statement on Friday, the Vatican said: “In the early afternoon, after a morning spent with alternating breathing physiotherapy with prayer in the chapel, the Holy Father presented an isolated crisis of bronchospasm that led to an episode of inhalation with inhalation and sudden deterioration of the breathing condition.
“The Holy Father immediately became broncho aspiration and started non-invasive mechanical ventilation, with a good reaction to gas exchange.”
Vatican sources said that the last crisis took place on Friday at about 2:00 PM, but did not say how long it took.
The last episode comes after a few days in which Vatican statements had been a little more positive about a “slight improvement” in the state of the Pontiff.
He received communion on Friday morning.
In an earlier medical update, the Vatican had said that the pope had signs of improvement and would remain in the Gemelli hospital of Rome because of the complex clinical image.
The pope was admitted to hospital on 14 February after having encountered breathing difficulties for a few days.
He was treated for bronchitis for the first time before he was diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.
Then then on February 22The Vatican said that the pope had experienced a breathing crisis and was in a “critical” condition, but later released an update on Sunday that he “had not presented further breathing crises”.
The next day the Pope issued a statement in which Catholics were asked to pray for him He was unable to deliver the traditional Angelus prayer personally for the second week that runs.
But although the Vatican said that the pope’s health improves, it added that “further days of clinical stability are needed to resolve the prognosis”.
The Pontiff is particularly susceptible to pneumonia, an infection of the lungs that can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi, after he had sustained pleurisy – had an inflammation of the lungs – as a young man and a partial lung removal.
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was admitted to the hospital several times during his 12-year term of office, including treated for bronchitis in the same hospital in March 2023.
From Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Latin -American and first Jesuit to lead the Roman Catholic Church.
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