CNA — Pope Francis’ health condition “still remains reserved” after he “presented an isolated crisis of bronchospasm,” the Holy See Press Office said in a statement Friday evening Rome time.
The event “resulted in an episode of vomiting with inhalation and sudden worsening of the respiratory picture,” the statement continues. The pope was “promptly bronchoaspirated and began noninvasive mechanical ventilation.”
Pope Francis “remained alert and oriented at all times, cooperating with therapeutic maneuvers,” the statement says, noting that he received the Eucharist in the morning.
The 88-year-old pontiff had spent a “calm” and restful night at Gemelli Hospital, his 14th day at the Rome facility while being treated for bilateral pneumonia.