Pope Francis Stay in critical condition on Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure, but it remains alert, reactive and mass assisted, said the Vatican, while the 88 -year -old pontiff beats pneumonia and a complex pulmonary infection.
In a late update, the Vatican said that Francis had not had more respiratory attacks since Saturday evening, but that he still received high flows of additional oxygen.
Some blood tests have shown “an initial, light renal failure”, but the doctors said it was under control.
“The complexity of the clinical image and the necessary wait for drug therapies to provide comments, dictate that the prognosis remains kept,” concluded Francis doctors.
The prayers for François, on the other hand, flocked from all over the world, from his native Argentina to the siege of Sunni Islam in Cairo at the schoolchildren of Rome.
In New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan admitted what church leaders in Rome did not say publicly: that the Catholic faithful were united “at the bedside of a dying father”.
“While our Holy Father, Pope Francis, is in a very, very fragile health, and probably close to death,” said Dolan in his homily of the chair of Saint-Patrick cathedral, although he has said later to the journalists he hoped and prayed for Francis to “rebound” would rebound “would rebound” would rebound “would rebound” would rebound “would rebound” would rebound “would bounce” would bounce “would bounce” would bounce “would bounce” would bounce “would bounce” would rebound “would rebound” would rebound “would rebound” would rebound “would rebound” bounce back. “
The doctors said that Francis’ state was touch and Go, given his age, fragility and preexisting pulmonary disease. His condition has relaunched speculation about what could happen if it becomes unconscious or otherwise disabled, and if it could resign.
Prayers for the Pope at the Vatican
Francis was supposed to celebrate mass Sunday morning in the Saint-Pierre basilica and the deacons of Ordain as part of the commemoration of the holy year of a year of the Vatican.
The organizer of the Holy Year, the Archbishop Rino Fisichella, celebrated mass in his place and offered a special prayer for Francis de l’Axel before delivering the homily that the Pope had prepared.
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“Even if he is in a hospital bed, we feel Pope Francis near us. We feel it present among us, ”said Fisichella to the hundreds of deacons in a white dress.
A pre-written message that had been prepared so that Francis could read on Sunday, but he did not deliver, said that he “confidently continued my hospitalization in Gemelli hospital, continuing with the necessary treatment; And rest is also part of therapy! The message asked him for prayers – as he always asked – and noted the next anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, “a painful and shameful opportunity for all humanity”.
Meanwhile, in Argentina from Francis, the Catholics prayed for the pope of the cathedral of Buenos Aires and the emblematic obelisk of the city was enlightened “Francis, the city prays for you”.
In Cairo, the great imam of Al-Azhar, the siege of Sunni learning who forged a close link with Francis, wished him.
“I pray to Allah to grant my dear brother, Pope Francis, rapid recovery and to bless him with good health and well-being so that he can continue his trip by serving humanity,” wrote Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb in an article on Facebook.
The American Jewish Committee also offered prayers. “We stick to our Catholic brothers and sisters during this difficult period,” wrote the group on X.
And the schoolchildren of Rome launched the Gemelli hospital with check cards, while the Italian bishops have led rosary prayers and celebrated special masses across Italy.
The main threat to the Pope is sepsis
Doctors have warned that the main threat confronted with Francis is sepsis, a serious blood infection that can occur as a complication of pneumonia. To date, there has been no reference to any beginning of Septicemia in the medical updates provided by the Vatican, including Sunday.
Saturday, Francis developed a small number of plates, which remained weak but stable Sunday. Plates are cell type fragments that circulate in the blood that help form blood clots to stop bleeding or help injuries to heal. A small number of plates can be caused by a number of things, including the side effects of drugs or infections.
Francis also developed anemia and, during blood transfusions on Saturday, received hematine, a treatment designed to increase the level of hemoglobin in his blood, which in turn helps blood transport more oxygen. Doctors reported on Sunday that therapy had been beneficial.
Francis, who suffers from a chronic pulmonary disease and is prone to bronchitis in winter, was admitted to the Gemelli hospital on February 14 after an aggravation of a week of bronchitis.
Doctors first diagnosed the infection of complex viral, bacterial and fungal pathways, then the appearance of pneumonia in the two lungs. They prescribed “absolute rest” and a combination of cortisone and antibiotics, as well as additional oxygen when it needs it.
Francis’ recent reforms suggest that he knew he was aging and more fragile
Francis made several recent decisions that suggest that he was well aware that he is aging and fragile.
Last year, he revised the funeral rites that will be used after his death, simplifying the rituals to underline his role as bishop and allow the burial outside the Vatican in accordance with his wishes. But the fundamental elements of the rites remain, including the three key moments which must be observed between the death of a pope and his funeral: in his house, in the Saint-Pierre basilica and in place of the burial.
In December, Francis created 21 new cardinals. All except one were under 80 years and were therefore eligible to vote in a conclave to elect his successor. Their additions carried the overall number of cardinals of the voting age to 140, well above the limit 120 fixed by St. John Paul II. But several of the current voters are 80 years old this year, lowering the number.
Earlier this month, once he was already sick, Francis decided to extend the five-year duration of the current dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, rather than giving way to someone one again. As the film “Conclave” shows, the dean of the Cardinals College plays an important role in the life of the Catholic hierarchy, and is a crucial figure during the transition between papacy and the next.
Francis also decided to extend the duration of Vice-Désan and Argentin Leonardo Sandri, 81.