Pope Francis slept well throughout the night, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after the pontiff suffered two episodes of respiratory insufficiency the evening before.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
“The Pope slept through the night and now continues to rest,” a statement said.
Monday’s episodes resulted in two bronchoscopies, which removed “large secretions” of mucus.
Francis was then put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
The pope’s “clinical condition remains complex, and further respiratory crises remain possible,” according to Tuesday’s statement.
The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is suffering from bilateral pneumonia and has been treated as an inpatient at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome since Feb. 14 – longer than ever before.