The Pope has a “isolated” breathing crisis in the hospital, the Vatican says

The Vatican said that Pope Francis, who was fighting pneumonia for two weeks, had a “isolated” breathing crisis in the hospital.

This led to an episode of vomiting and a “sudden exacerbation in its respiratory condition” on Friday after the bronchial spasm. “

The 88 -year -old lung lung should have been disinfected from vomiting – and he is now receiving gas through a face mask to help him breathe.

Vatican sources say that the Pope’s doctors need 24-48 hours to determine whether there is any harm or return to his condition. Currently, they do not give any diagnosis.

The sources say that the Pope is still alert and “in good spirits.”

In a statement, the Vatican said: “In the early afternoon of the day, after the morning of respiratory physical therapy spent alternating with prayer in the church, the Holy Father presented a crisis isolated from the bronchial spasm, which, however, led to an episode of vomiting with inhalation and exacerbation of sudden breathing.

“The Holy Father was immediately and began with non -invasive mechanical ventilation, with a good response to gas exchange.”

The Vatican sources said that the latest crisis occurred at approximately 14:00 local time, but it was not less time.

This last episode comes after a few days when the Vatican data was a little more positive, as it talked about a “simple improvement” in the case of ink.

This morning he got the company.

In a previous medical update this morning, the Vatican said that the Pope was showing signs of improvement and would remain at the Jimili Hospital in Rome because of the complex clinical image.

The Pope was accepted to the hospital on February 14 after having difficulty breathing for several days.

He was first treated for bronchitis before diagnosing pneumonia in each of the lungs.

Then, on February 22ndThe Vatican said that the Pope had suffered from an respiratory crisis and was in a “critical” state, but later on Sunday he issued an update that he “did not provide any other respiratory crises.”

The next day, the Pope issued a statement asking Catholics to pray for it after He was unable to deliver the traditional Angelos prayer for the second week.

However, while the Vatican said that the health of the Pope is improving, he added that “other days of clinical stability are necessary to solve the diagnosis.”

The ink is especially vulnerable to pneumonia, an infection of the lungs that bacteria, viruses or fungi can cause, after contracting the pleura – lung inflammation – when he was a young man and had a partial lung removal.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was accepted to the hospital several times during his 12 -year term, including the treatment of bronchitis in the same hospital in March 2023.

From Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Latin America, and the first emotion, to lead the Roman Catholic Church.