Francisco, 86 years oldsuffers a lung inflammation although his conditions “are good and stable, without fever” with a “respiratory condition in clear improvement,” said papal spokesperson Matteo Bruni in a statement released this Monday.
To treat the inflammation “that caused some breathing difficulties,” the Pope received “an intravenous antibiotic therapy,” Bruni added.
Francisco He suspended all his scheduled audiences on Saturday due to “a slight flu condition,” the Vatican reported. “The Holy Father’s audiences scheduled for this morning have been canceled due to a slight flu condition,” the director of the office of Holy See Press Matteo Bruni in a statement.
Pope Francis’ health: concern continues after canceling activities
In this framework, “to facilitate the Pope’s recovery, some important commitments planned for these days were postponed so that he can dedicate the necessary time and energy to them,” according to what was reported.
Meanwhile, other meetings “of an institutional nature or easier to maintain given the current health conditions were maintained.”
In that framework, Francisco He received today the Paraguayan president, Santiago Peña, at the Casa Santa Marta residence and not at the Apostolic Palace, as planned before the lung condition, for a 25-minute meeting.
Yesterday, due to this health problem, Francisco He prayed the traditional Sunday Angelus from the chapel of his Casa Santa Marta residence in the Vatican and not from the Apostolic Palace.
“I can’t look out the window because I have this problem of inflammation in my lungs,” said the pontiff from the chapel of his residence in Casa Santa Marta at the beginning of the prayer read by Monsignor Paolo Braida, of the Vatican Secretariat of State.
During the Angelus, which was broadcast by streaming and on giant screens in St. Peter’s Square, Francisco with traces of a cannula in his right hand.
The pontiff, who will turn 87 on December 17, had among the audiences scheduled for Saturday a meeting with the president of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, among other activities.
Then, “in the early afternoon” in Italy on Saturday, the Pope underwent a CT scan “to exclude the risk of pulmonary complications” at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican informed accredited media in a message. on Telegram.
After the CT scan, which was negative, “the Pope returned to Casa Santa Marta”, his residence in the Vatican.
Source: Télam
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