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Pope's health prognosis unclear

Feb 25, 2025

Vatican City, February 25: According to AFP, citing information from the Vatican on February 24, Pope Francis had a good night's sleep and is resting. Previously, the Vatican on February 23 reported that Pope Francis's health through the latest test showed signs of mild kidney failure at the initial level, but the situation is still under control.
Doctors at Gemelli Hospital in Rome (Italy) said Pope Francis has not suffered any further respiratory failure since the night of February 22 and is receiving high-flow oxygen through the nose, and said Pope Francis ' platelet count is also more stable.
However, the doctors who treated him stressed that the complexity of his clinical condition, along with the need to wait for a response from the drug therapies, made the prognosis for Pope Francis' health still unclear. However, the Pope still got up and attended Mass on the 10th floor of the Gemelli Hospital on the morning of February 23.
Previously, Pope Francis (88 years old) was hospitalized with a complicated lung infection on February 14. During the treatment, the Vatican received prayers from all over the world , from Pope Francis's home country of Argentina to Sunni Muslims in Egypt and schoolchildren in Rome.
Pope Francis's hospitalization has caused widespread concern. However, the Vatican has recently quashed speculation that Pope Francis is resigning due to health problems, saying that there is no provision in canon law for this.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper

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