{"id":153937,"date":"2025-03-04T17:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/vatican-gives-fresh-update-on-pope-franciss-condition-after-suffering-2-respiratory-episodes"},"modified":"2025-03-10T22:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T21:58:20","slug":"vatican-gives-fresh-update-on-pope-franciss-condition-after-suffering-2-respiratory-episodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/vatican-gives-fresh-update-on-pope-franciss-condition-after-suffering-2-respiratory-episodes","title":{"rendered":"Vatican gives fresh update on Pope Francis\u2019s condition after suffering 2 respiratory episodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Pope Francis slept well throughout the night, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after the pontiff suffered two episodes of respiratory insufficiency the evening before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pope slept through the night and now continues to rest,\u201d a statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s episodes resulted in two bronchoscopies, which removed \u201clarge secretions\u201d of mucus.<\/p>\n<p>Francis was then put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation.<\/p>\n<p>The pope\u2019s \u201cclinical condition remains complex, and further respiratory crises remain possible,\u201d according to Tuesday\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p>The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is suffering from bilateral pneumonia and has been treated as an inpatient at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome since Feb. 14 \u2013 longer than ever before.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Pope Francis slept well throughout the night, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after the pontiff suffered two episodes of respiratory insufficiency the evening before. \u201cThe Pope slept through the night and now continues to rest,\u201d a statement said. Monday\u2019s episodes resulted in two bronchoscopies, which removed \u201clarge secretions\u201d of mucus. 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