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However, a computed tomography (CT) scan at the hospital detected inflammation in the lungs, causing breathing difficulties for the head of the Catholic Church, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Monday. However, the Vatican left unclear what exactly this meant.
Over the weekend, Francis had to cancel appointments due to his illness. On Sunday, the 86-year-old held the traditional Angelus prayer not as usual from the window of the Apostolic Palace, but from his home in the Vatican. A priest read large parts of the speech. Francis himself said the prayer and blessing. The Pope appeared exhausted and coughing.
The Vatican initially announced on Saturday that the pope had a “mild flu”, but Francis himself spoke on Sunday of a “problem of inflammation in the lungs”.
“The pope’s condition is good and stable, he has no fever and his breathing is improving significantly,” the Vatican said on Monday. He also confirmed that the Pope had been cannulated for an intravenous antibiotic infusion. Some of Francis’ appointments have now been postponed to give him time and energy to recover.
Francis will be 87 years old in December. He has been suffering from health problems for some time now. This year he has already been treated in a clinic twice. First, because of pneumonia; He later had to undergo open abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. (SDA)
Source: Blick
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