Rome and London – Pope Francis suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday, said the Vatican.
The episodes were caused by a “significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and the consequent bronchospasm,” said the Vatican press office in a brief statement.
Two bronchoscopies were performed in the Pontiff, with “the need to aspire abundant secretions.” Non -invasive mechanical ventilation resumed in Francis and continues to be “alert, oriented and cooperative,” said the Vatican.
His forecast “remains reserved,” said the Vatican.
The earlier Monday, the Vatican said that the Pope “rested well” during the night, his 17th night at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
“The Pope rested well all night,” said the Holy See, the Vatican press office, in a brief statement.
A man walks through the room where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Italy, Sunday, March 2, 2025.
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The Pope’s clinical condition had remained on Sunday “stable,” said the church. Vatican sources told ABC News on Sunday that the Pope had had breakfast with coffee and continued his treatment. He read the daily newspapers, as usual, the sources said.
Francis, who directed the Catholic Church since 2013, was admitted in Gemelli on February 14 and was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia.
A nun has a rosary during a prayer service in the Plaza de San Pedro, while Pope Francis continues his hospitalization, in the Vatican, on March 2, 2025.
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The 88 -year -old pontiff had been stable on Saturday, church officials said after a Broncoospasm attack on Friday.
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