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Pope Francis in critical condition after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

Pope Francis is in critical condition after a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis that necessitated high-flow oxygen, as reported by the Vatican.
Doctors indicate that Francis has been hospitalized for a week, battling pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection, with a prognosis described as reserved.
While Francis remains alert, he is in greater discomfort than the previous day, indicating a serious health situation and remains at risk of complications like sepsis.
Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin emphasized that discussions about Francis's potential resignation are premature, focusing instead on his health and recovery.

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Pope Francis in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis

88-year-old, who remains conscious, received ‘high flows’ of oxygen

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Pope Francis in critical condition after respiratory crisis

Pope Francis is in critical condition in the hospital due to a respiratory crisis while recovering from double pneumonia. The 88-year-old will stay in the hospital for at least another week.

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Malay Mail

Pope Francis remains critical with respiratory complications, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY, Feb 23 — Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said yesterday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack that required “high-flow oxygen”, and also blood transfusions. “At the moment the prognosis is reserved,” it said, as the head of the Catholic Church prepared to spend his ninth night in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was diagnosed this week with double pneumonia. “The H…

3 hours ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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KEYT

Pope is in critical condition after suffering ‘asthmatic respiratory crisis,’ Vatican says

CNN By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a week,

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Newser

Vatican: Pope Is in Critical Condition

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week with a complex lung infection, received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican...

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Fortune

Pope Francis is in critical health condition, Vatican says

The pontiff required high flows of oxygen and also received a blood transfusion after tests showed conditions associated with anemia, the Vatican said.

7 hours ago·New York, United States

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