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Medical team reports Pope’s clinical conditions ‘improving’
Pope Francis continues to recover from double pneumonia, with the Vatican no longer describing his condition as “critical” for a second day. Source: NCR Online.
Tests show Pope’s ‘further slight improvement’
Pope Francis has shown “further slight improvement” in his battle with double pneumonia and earlier concerns over possible kidney failure have been resolved. Source: NCR Online.
Pope remains in critical but stable condition
Pope Francis remains in critical condition, but is “stable” and working from his sick bed as the 88-year-old pontiff continues his nearly two-week long hospitalisation for double pneumonia. Source: NCR Online.
Though Pope remains in critical state there has been a slight improvement
Pope Francis remains in a critical state on his 11th day of hospitalisation, but the Vatican said his condition is slightly improving. Source: NCR Online.
Pope remains in critical condition but ‘continues to be alert’
Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition, his doctors said overnight, with blood tests showing “initial, mild renal insufficiency, at present under control”. Source: OSV News.
Pope’s condition improves but lengthy hospital stay likely
Pope Francis continues to improve and the 88-year-old pontiff remains without fever and with a well-functioning heart, as he carries on his hospital recovery from double pneumonia. Source: NCR Online.
Tests indicate slight improvement in Pope’s condition
Pope Francis is in stable condition and his blood tests indicate a slight improvement, as the 88-year-old pontiff continues to battle pneumonia in hospital. Source: NCR Online.
Pope has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, and his latest laboratory tests and chest X-rays continue to reveal a “complex” medical picture, the Vatican announced overnight. Source: NCR Online.
Vatican describes Pope’s condition as a ‘complex clinical picture’
Pope Francis’ treatment for a respiratory tract infection “will require adequate hospitalisation” to address what the Vatican is now describing as a “complex clinical picture”. Source: NCR Online.