Pope Francis is still hospitalized this Saturday, February 22. He “rested well”, but is not able to celebrate the mass scheduled for Sunday.
Pope Francis has been hospitalized for a week, but he has been sick for longer. What has been announced as bronchitis has become pneumonia affecting the two lungs. In detail, the Vatican indicates that “polymicrobial infection, which has declared itself against the backdrop of bronchitasis and asthmatic bronchitis, and which required the use of cortisone -based antibiotic therapy, makes therapeutic treatment more complex “.
The Holy See wanted to be reassuring about the state of health of the Sovereign Pontiff in recent hours. “Pope Francis has rested well,” said a press release. He will not be able to preside over the weekly prayer of the Angelus on Sunday from the hospital, as had already been the case in the past. It is the second Sunday in a row that the Pope does not celebrate Sunday mass.
He assured this Thursday and Friday that the pope had a “peaceful night” and had breakfast in an armchair. Thursday evening, the Vatican testifies to a slight improvement, the Pope being “apyretic (without fever) and his hemodynamic parameters (blood circulation) remain stable”. It was added that he was continuing his “professional activities”. At the end of the day, this Friday, one of the members of the medical team who takes care of him, however, said that he was not “out of danger” and that his hospitalization would last at least a week .
Caution remains in view of the fragile health of Pope Francis, 88 years old. Especially since a long hospitalization is not without risk as Margherita de Bac à correre s tha tight on Wednesday indicated: “The most dreaded danger is sepsis, the passage of microorganisms in the blood that spread to other organs, with very serious consequences “. The Italian newspaper also revealed that the sovereign pontiff should observe two to three weeks of “absolute rest”. In France, the deputy editor-in-chief of the cross and former correspondent to the Vatican, Loup Besmond de Senneville, is also worried about the view of the communication of the Holy See on RTL: “If the Vatican evokes a worrying, complex, complex, complex picture With words that report real problems, it is clearly the most serious and most worrying press releases that we have ever seen on hospitalization of Pope Francis “. “The worst can happen, but the pope could also get better in the coming hours. We are really in a complex situation,” he insists.
Pope Francis’s fragile health
In recent years, the octogenarian has multiplied hospitalizations and operations, some of which had been hidden by religious authorities before being revealed by Italian media. The health concerns of the Pope, who appeared, very weakened had then aroused great concern. After consecutive and rather important medical problems, between 2021 and 2023, Pope Francis seems to have escaped new big health problems in recent months. The new hospitalization of the Pope at the beginning of 2025 is worrying, the state of the Pope is to be monitored: in people over 75, acute bronchitis can justify increased medical surveillance, especially when symptoms and the inflammation persists beyond 10 days.
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11:46 – The pope “rested well” but the concern remains
A reassuring press release, but persistent concern. Hospitalized for eight days for pneumonia affecting the two lungs, Pope Francis, 88, “rested well,” said the Vatican this Saturday, February 22. However, despite this soothing tone, the state of health of the Sovereign Pontiff remains worrying.
In a second press release, the Vatican said that the Pope will not chair Angelus’ prayer on Sunday from the hospital, contrary to what he had done in the past. It is the second consecutive week that he does not celebrate Sunday mass. The pope will transmit a text for publication, but he will not read it, said Matteo Bruni, director of the press room. “It is the Pope who decides,” said Professor Sergio Alfieri.
02/21/25 – 22:50 – What to remember from Pope Francis’ pontificate?
Pope Francis always exercises his functions, but his state of health raises fears of the worst. The opportunity to recall the great advances it has enabled within the church.
Finally, Pope Francis opened decisions concerning the Church to all its members and even non-believers. While power was centralized in the Vatican, with the pope, the cardinals and certain bishops, priests, religious, nuns and even atheists were opened the doors of the city to participate in the “Church of the Third Millennium “.
02/21/25 – 19:27 – The pope will remain hospitalized until the end is next week, at least
Pope Francis’ news is disturbing. The medical team that follows him assured that he was “not out of danger” and that he should remain hospitalized “at least all next week”.
02/21/25 – 18:10 – Details made to the Pope’s state of health
Pope’s official surgeon, Sergio Alfieri, said when he speaned that what was read in the Pope’s health reports, “corresponds to the truth”. After recalling the age of 88 of the pontiff, he confirmed that a “bilateral pneumonia” was still present. “The Holy Father was treated for an infectious form, like any 88-year-old patient,” added the doctor. He said the Holy Father is “always in a good mood”.
02/21/25 – 17:52 – Pope Francis is not “out of danger”
While the latest news wanted to be reassuring, Pope Francis is not “out of danger” said one of the members of the medical team that follows it on Friday, February 21. “Is the Pope out of danger? No, the Pope is not out of danger,” said Professor Sergio Alfieri at a press briefing at Romain Gemelli hospital. He will even remain hospitalized at least all next week “out of prudence”.
02/21/25 – 15:59 – could Pope Francis resign?
Hospitalized for a week, the latest news from the Pope are rather good with the observation of a “slight improvement”. However, according to Grégory Philipps, LCI international editor -in -chief, this Friday, this does not mean that he could not resign soon. “Admittedly, last night was a little calmer, according to the statement of the Vatican. But at this age and with this state of weakness, I think it could give up. It is provided in canon law,” said The journalist. “The world of today is bad. We would need a strong pope for, perhaps, trying to bring peace in the world,” he added. For his part, Pope Francis had mentioned some time ago that he would not be impossible for him to resign if his state of health no longer allowed him to assume this position. However, he had nuanced that one governed “with the head, and not with the legs”.
02/21/25 – 11:01 am – When will the pope get out of the hospital?
Hospitalized for a week now, at the Polyclinique Gemelli in Rome, the Holy See had revealed that it suffered from pneumonia of the two lungs. This is the fourth hospitalization of the Pope since 2021. No indication has been provided over the duration of this new hospital stay. The Pope has not appeared in public since February 14, while he is supposed to preside over the weekly prayer of the Angelus on Sunday.
02/21/25 – 10:50 – reassuring news, the “slight improvement” continues
The holy seat informed this Friday that Pope Francis was able to get up and have breakfast after a night “which went well”. The day before in the evening, the Vatican reported a “slight improvement” which is confirmed, the pope being “apyretic (without fever) and his hemodynamic parameters (blood circulation, editor’s note) remain stable”. He breathes independently and his heart is fine. “This morning, he received the Eucharist and then devoted himself to his professional activities,” added the same source. These would be contacts with his close collaborators, as well as the reading and signature of documents or even telephone calls.