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FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis remains in “critical but stationary” condition, according to the medical report released by the Vatican this evening. The report does not mention any improvement since yesterday’s medical update.
Votive candles and flowers are seen at the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 21, 2025, where Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The severe breathing crisis that Francis experienced on Feb. 22 has been overcome. The pope is not sedated. He is seated in an armchair and eating normally.
Candles and a photo of Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has had a severe breathing crisis today that required giving him high-flow oxygen and blood transfusions.
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Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
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FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
The pope also extended his greetings to the thousands of artists who had come to celebrate their Jubilee in Rome this weekend.
Pope Francis greets Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian member of the U.S.-based Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, at the Vatican Dec. 3, 2015 (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The announcement came as Francis was in his bed in the Gemelli Hospital being treated for an infection of the respiratory tract. A Vatican spokesman said "the Holy Father passed a good night and slept well.”