WelCom February/March 2025
Pope Francis slept well on his tenth night at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he is being treated for double pneumonia, according to the Holy See Press Office.
Pope Francis had a restful tenth night in the hospital, according to a statement published on Monday morning, 24 February, by the Holy See Press Office.
‘The night went well; the Pope slept and is resting,’ read the statement.
On Sunday evening, 23 February, the Holy See Press Office said his condition remains critical, though he has not experienced any respiratory crises since Saturday morning.
Pope Francis had received blood transfusions to bring up his hemoglobin levels.
‘The thrombocytopenia remains stable; however, some blood tests show early, mild renal insufficiency, which is currently under control,’ said the Sunday press statement, adding that ‘High-flow oxygen therapy continues through nasal cannulas.’
‘The Holy Father remains alert and well-oriented,’ the statement read. ‘The complexity of the clinical situation and the necessary time for the pharmacological treatments to show results require that the prognosis remain guarded.’
Earlier on Sunday, the Pope attended Mass in his apartment in Gemelli Hospital with the doctors and nurses who are overseeing his treatment.
‘Slight improvement’ in Pope’s condition
On Monday evening 24 February, The Holy See Press Office provided an update on the Pope’s health, advising no new episodes of asthma-like respiratory distress; a slight reduction in oxygen flow and levels; and improved test results. The update advised his mild kidney insufficiency is not a cause for concern. Pope Francis has resumed work and, in the evening, called the parish in Gaza, to thank them for a video they had sent him.
Source: Vatican News
