Pope Francis spent his second night interned at the Gemelli Hospital in Romeaffected by a bronchitis And he stressed that it is still early to think about medical discharge.
“I still need treatment for my bronchitis. I appreciate for affection, prayer and closeness with those who are accompanying me these days, as I want to thank the doctors and health personnel of this hospital for their care: they do a valuable work and very exhausting “, The Supreme Pontiff indicated in a written written that is read in the usual angelus of Sundays.
The Vatican spread the text prepared by the Pope for the Angelus after the celebration of the Mass of the Jubileo de la Cultura, in which the cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça He read Francisco’s homily, who could not preside over the Mass by being hospitalized since last Friday.
According to the last statement issued by the Holy See this Saturday, the head of the Catholic Church, 88, continues in a clinical state “discreet”, without presenting fever and resting stable.
Pope Francis spent his second hospital night and highlighted: “I still need treatment for my bronchitis”
His hospitalization occurs after several days of persistent respiratory discomfort, which finally led him to be admitted to receive specialized medical care after an infection in the airways.
The Vatican confirmed that doctors They gave him absolute rest, so he sent the text for publication, as a sign of his continuous link with the faithful.
The tests carried out in the last hours confirmed that respiratory infection follows, so the doctors who attend it adjusted their treatment based on new microbiological findings and “laboratory exams found the improvement of some values.”
In this Sunday’s Angelus, Francisco recalled the jubilee “Especially dedicated to artists who have come from various parts of the world” And he thanked the preparation of the event to Dicastery for Culture and Education, whose prefect is Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonça.
“I want to greet all the artists who have participated: I would have liked to be with you, but as you know, I am here in the Gemelli Polyclinic because I still need some treatment for my bronchitis,” he said.
In addition, he renewed his call to peace and invited everyone to “Keep praying for peace in the martyred Ukraine, in Palestine, in Israel and throughout the Middle East, in Myanmar, in Kivu and in Sudan.”
“Our first thought goes to Pope Francis. We pray for his health, we appreciate the vision and support he always offers us,” Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonça told at the beginning of the celebration he headed in the Basilica of San Pedro.
Also, the Pope He also had to cancel a visit that he planned on Monday to the mythical film studios in Cinecittaone of the most prominent moments the jubilee of culture, which these days brings together more than 10,000 artists from a hundred countries in Rome.
Source: Ambito
