The Vatican said Pope Francis was reventilated after two new breathing crises today.
The Vatican announced that the Pope’s health had a “good rest” after coughing on Friday night, and today’s health worsened, the Vatican announced.
Francis reportedly suffered a two-episode respiratory crisis due to a large accumulation of mucus in his lungs and bronchospasm.
The Pope was said to have inhaled “large amounts of” mucus, but remained vigilant, directed and worked with medical staff.
“Today, the Holy Father suffered from two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, which was caused by a large accumulation of bronchial mucus and the consequent bronchospasm,” the Vatican read aloud statement.
Therefore, two bronchoscopy were performed, requiring removal of large secretions.
“In the afternoon, non-invasive mechanical ventilation was restored. The Father is always vigilant, oriented, and cooperative.
“The prognosis is still protected.”
The latest setback in the battle against pneumonia in both lungs was because he endured his seventeenth day at the Jegilly Hospital in Rome.
Pope Francis also sent a message to the hospital earlier today after Vatican officials urged him to hear him in his health troubles.
After the crying of his closest friend, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, he talked about what he called the “planetary crisis” in a letter to the Pope’s life.
“We need people like him, not just one side,” Paglia said after a press conference after the launch of the new Vatican School of Bioethics.
