Pope in Critical but Stable Condition

Rome: Pope Francis is in critical but stable condition as he battles pneumonia in a Rome hospital, the Vatican said Tuesday. “The clinical conditions of the Holy Father remain critical, but stable. No acute respiratory episodes have occurred and the hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable,” said the Medical Bulletin released Tuesday evening by the Vatican Press Office.

According to Ansa News Agency, the prognosis remains guarded after a new CAT scan, the bulletin added. The Pope, it said, “had a scheduled CAT scan this evening for radiological monitoring of bilateral pneumonia. The prognosis remains reserved.”

It also stated that “this morning Bergoglio after receiving the Eucharist, resumed his work activity,” using the 88-year-old Argentine pontiff’s birth name, Jorge Mario Bergoglio.