Fatima Shawky
Thursday, March 30, 2023 01:29 PM
The Vatican confirmed that the validity Pope FrancisHe is gradually improving and continues treatment, indicating that he spent a good night and slept well during the first night he spent in the hospital after suffering from heart problems and difficulty breathing.
The Vatican said in a statement that “Pope Francis spent a good night as he slept well, and in the morning he read the newspapers and prayed,” amid the optimism of his medical team assigned to treat him.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement that the 86-year-old pope was taken to Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Wednesday and told he would require “a few days of appropriate medical treatment at the hospital.”“.
A spokesman for Pope Francis said the pope was suffering from a respiratory infection and would spend “several days” in hospital
In a statement on Thursday, the Church of Rome expressed “all its closeness and love for Pope Francis, and affirmed his continuous prayers, wishing him a speedy recovery.”“.
Francis, better known as Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had the upper lobe of his right lung removed at the age of 21 after severe pneumonia, while he was last hospitalized in 2021 for elective surgery due to symptomatic diverticulal stenosis in his colon..