The Vatican says Pope Francis, who’s battling double pneumonia, is still critical for the fourth consecutive day – but is stable. He also has not had any further respiratory crises.
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00:00The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is battling double pneumonia, is still critical for the
00:06fourth consecutive day, but is stable. He has also not had any further respiratory crises.
00:12The Pope's prognosis remains guarded, but his hemodynamic parameters were also stable.
00:17The Vatican also says the pontiff had met with his second-in-line, Cardinal Pietro Parolin,
00:22and Parolin's deputy on Monday, February 24. They discussed several pending sainthood
00:27cases and decided on new appointments that required the Pope's approval.
00:31Despite his illness, Pope Francis has been working occasionally from the hospital as
00:35Vatican matters proceed as usual. Meantime, senior Vatican official Cardinal Luis Antonio
00:41Tagle led a prayer service for the Pope at St. Peter's Square on Tuesday evening. The
00:46service is attended by pilgrims and senior church officials and will be repeated daily
00:51this week.
00:52Tagle prayed for the Pope's health, asking that he may feel the solidarity and closeness
00:56of the Christian community.