{"id":241647,"date":"2025-02-18T17:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/pope-francis-vatican-cancels-the-pontiffs-weekend-engagements\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T17:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:15:10","slug":"pope-francis-vatican-cancels-the-pontiffs-weekend-engagements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/pope-francis-vatican-cancels-the-pontiffs-weekend-engagements\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis: Vatican cancels the pontiff’s weekend engagements"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Vatican has cancelled Pope Francis’s weekend engagements as the elderly pontiff battles a “complex” respiratory infection.<\/p>\n

The 88-year-old has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since Friday for bronchitis treatment<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Vatican said: “The Pope had a quiet night. He rested. This morning he had breakfast and read some newspaper.”<\/p>\n

A further update is expected later today.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Vatican said his respiratory tract infection was presenting a “complex clinical picture” and he would need to remain in hospital.<\/p>\n

That evening, the Vatican said the Pope was in a “stable” condition with no fever.<\/p>\n

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Spokesperson Matteo Bruni previously said the results of recent tests indicate the pontiff is suffering from a “polymicrobial respiratory tract infection” that needed a further change in his drug therapy.<\/p>\n

Polymicrobial infections are caused by a mix of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.<\/p>\n

The Vatican said despite his illness, Francis<\/a><\/strong> “read and worked” on Monday morning, adding he was “touched by the numerous messages of affection and closeness that he continues to receive in these hours”.<\/p>\n

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Concerns have been growing about the pontiff’s increasingly frail health.<\/p>\n

Francis, who has been pontiff since 2013, has had influenza and other health problems several times over the past two years.<\/p>\n

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Pilgrims arriving at the Vatican this week have offered their prayers that the pope would recover soon.<\/p>\n

“We certainly wish for him to get better very quickly,” said Reverend Tyler Carter, a Catholic priest from the US. “He is our father and our shepherd, and so we want his continued health and blessing.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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