Pope Francis’s Condition Stable Amid Pneumonia Battle

Rome: Pope Francis’s condition is stable as he battles pneumonia in a Rome hospital and he has had no further crises after an isolated respiratory crisis Friday afternoon, the Vatican said Saturday.

According to Ansa News Agency, the Pope’s clinical conditions have remained stable, as reported in a medical bulletin.

He has alternated non-invasive mechanical ventilation with long periods of high-flow oxygen therapy, always maintaining a good response to gas exchange. The Pope is afebrile and does not show leukocytosis. The hemodynamic parameters have always remained stable; he has continued to eat and has regularly undergone respiratory physiotherapy, actively collaborating.

He has not presented episodes of bronchospasm. The Pope is always alert and oriented. In the afternoon, he received the Eucharist, then dedicated himself to prayer. The prognosis remains guarded, the bulletin reported.