{"id":244610,"date":"2025-02-22T19:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T19:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/pope-francis-in-critical-condition-after-respiratory-crisis-vatican-says\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T19:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T19:19:16","slug":"pope-francis-in-critical-condition-after-respiratory-crisis-vatican-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/pope-francis-in-critical-condition-after-respiratory-crisis-vatican-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis in Critical Condition After \u2018Respiratory Crisis,\u2019 Vatican Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/22\/multimedia\/22pope-health-vbtz\/22pope-health-vbtz-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis in Critical Condition After \u2018Respiratory Crisis,\u2019 Vatican Says\" title=\"Pope Francis in Critical Condition After \u2018Respiratory Crisis,\u2019 Vatican Says\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Pope Francis was in critical condition on Saturday night after having a long \u201casthmatic respiratory crisis\u201d that required \u201chigh flows of oxygen\u201d as well a blood transfusion, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about the health of the 88-year-old pontiff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The announcement indicated that Francis\u2019 medical condition had become more complicated since an update from his doctors on Friday evening, when he was also said to be in critical condition. \u201cThe pope is not out of danger,\u201d the Vatican said on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The pope was hospitalized on Feb. 14 with a respiratory tract infection that developed into pneumonia in both lungs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But the Vatican said on Saturday that Francis was alert and sitting up in an armchair, \u201cthough he was in more pain than yesterday.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The blood transfusion was necessary because tests showed low platelet counts associated with anemia, the Vatican said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/22\/world\/europe\/pope-francis-critical-condition.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis was in critical condition on Saturday night after having a long \u201casthmatic respiratory crisis\u201d that required \u201chigh flows of oxygen\u201d as well a blood transfusion, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about the health of the 88-year-old pontiff. 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