After canceling appointments, the Vatican announced that a special form of pneumonia was causing the Pope to have difficulty breathing – conventional pneumonia was ruled out.
According to the Vatican, Pope Francis’ illness is not a conventional pneumonia. A computer tomography (CT) scan at the hospital ruled out pneumonia but showed inflammation in the lungs that caused breathing difficulties, the Holy See spokesman said. Matteo Bruni did not name a specific clinical picture; he spoke of “pulmonary inflammation”.
At the weekend, Francis had to cancel appointments because of his illness. On Sunday, the 86-year-old did not hold the traditional Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace, as usual, but from his residence in the Vatican. A priest read large parts of the speech. Francis himself said the prayer and the blessing. The Pope appeared exhausted and was coughing.
“The Pope’s condition is good and stable”
The Vatican initially announced on Saturday that the Pope had a “mild flu”, but Francis himself then spoke on Sunday of a “problem of inflammation in the lungs”.
“The pope’s condition is good and stable, he has no fever and the condition of his breathing is improving significantly,” the Vatican said. He also confirmed that the pontiff had been given a cannula for an intravenous antibiotic infusion. Some of Francis’ appointments have now been postponed to give him time and energy to recover.
Francis will be 87 years old in December. His health has been bothering him for some time. He has already been treated in a clinic twice this year. First because of pneumonia; He later had to undergo open abdominal surgery under general anesthesia.
Source: Stern
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