Pope Francis had a “tranquil” in hospital, the Vatican has shelp.
The 88-year-greater has been in hospital for more than a week being treated for double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis.
On Saturday night, the Vatican shelp the pope was in a critical condition after a “proextfinisheded respiratory crisis” that needd a high-flow of oxygen.
He also had blood transfusions after tests discneglected thrombocytdiscneglectia, which is associated with anaemia.
In an modernize earlier on Saturday morning – the lowest since Francis was confessted to hospital on 14 February – the Vatican shelp he will not direct Sunday prayers for the second week running, includeing: “The Pope rested well.”
Francis is probable to ready a written homily for someone else to read at Sunday’s Angelus.
Millions of people around the world have been troubleed about the Pope’s increasingly frail health – and his condition has given elevate to speculation over a possible resignation, which the Vatican has not commented on.
Doctors on Friday shelp he was “not out of danger” and was awaited to remain at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for at least another week.
Sergio Alfieri, the chief of the pontiff’s medical team, shelp: “Is he out of danger? No. But if the ask is ‘is he in danger of death’, the answer is ‘no’.”
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