Rome and London – The condition of Pope Francis remained stable on Tuesday, and his prognosis remains reserved, according to the Vatican.
The Pope had needed a medical intervention in the midst of two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday, sources told Vatican to ABC News.
The Pope had no episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasm on Tuesday, according to the Vatican.
Pope Francis has remained “alert, cooperating with therapy and oriented,” said the Vatican press office, the Holy See. On Tuesday he underwent “high flow and respiratory physiotherapy oxygenia,” said the Vatican.
It will resume non -invasive mechanical ventilation during the night and until Wednesday morning, “as planned,” according to the Vatican.
The 88 -year -old Pope was removed from non -invasive mechanical ventilation and resumed to receive supplementary oxygen through a nasal tube, Vatican sources said on Tuesday. He no longer carried a mechanical ventilation mask, a device that pumped oxygen to his lungs, the fountains said.
People attend as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for the health of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro in El Vaticano, on Monday, March 3, 2025.
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The Holy See had said on Tuesday on Tuesday said that the pontiff “slept all night” and that “now continues its rest.”
Monday’s episodes were caused by a “significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and the consequent bronchospasm,” said the Vatican.
A person is next to the statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted to receive treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 4, 2025.
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According to doctors, acute respiratory failure indicates that the Pope did not respond to oxygenapia. The endobronchial mucus means that there is mucus and liquid in the deep parts of the lung or lungs, causing a bronchospasm, also known as cough attack, doctors said.
The Pope’s prognosis “remains reserved,” said the Vatican in his update on Monday night.
Francis, who directed the Catholic Church since 2013, entered the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on February 14 and was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia. The Pontiff had a Broncoospasma attack on Friday, church officials said.
Youri Benadjaoud of ABC News contributed to this report.
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