The faithful from various countries come another day at the Roman gemelli polyclinic, where they leave candles and flowers in front of the monument to John Paul II and pray for the health of the eighth day of Pope Francis. The Italian press writes that “the world is worried and prays for the pope and that the next hours will be crucial.”
Condition Pope FrancisGemella, who stays in Roman polyclinic, is still critical and therefore the threat has not passed – the Vatican said on Saturday in the evening Medical Bulletin. The Pope underwent hemotransfusion and was given to oxygen.
Statue John Paul II He was set up in front of a large hospital to commemorate many of his stays in this place, starting from May 13, 1981. It was in the gemella polyclinic that the life of the Pope seriously wounded in the assassination of St. Peter's Square was saved. The Polish pope called this hospital “the third Vatican”.
Nuns pray at the monument of Pope John Paul II in front of the gemella polyclinicPAP/EPA/Giuseppe Lami
Place of prayers
On the days of hospitalization Francis, who treats bilateral pneumonia there, the square in front of the hospital is a place of prayers for his health. Patients and their relatives stop at the monument to John Paul II for a moment of reflection and prayers, as well as people who came there especially in connection with the Pope's stay. They bring flowers, light candles with the image of Francis. Among them are Argentineans, his compatriots.
A candle with the image of Pope Francis in front of the gemella polyclinic, in which Pope Francis residesPAP/EPA/Giuseppe Lami
Many faithful admitted that they hoped to see him on Sunday noon in the prayer of the Angelus of the Lord. In the Vatican, it was reported that the doctors recommended Franciszek an absolute rest in connection with the therapy he was undergoing and therefore would not lead prayer.
The Vatican announced the publication of the text of considerations prepared by the Pope.
According to doctors, Franciszek will remain in the hospital at least the whole week.
Gemelli polyclinic in which Pope Francis residesPAP/EPA/Giuseppe Lami
“It clearly meant that something unforeseen had happened”
Franciszek's health is devoted to the Italian press, which emphasizes that “the world is worried and prays for the Pope.” The newspapers remind you that his critical and that the next hours will be crucial.
The daily “Corriere della Sera”, writing about the respiratory crisis, administration of oxygen and transfusion, points out that the deterioration of health occurred after Francis woke up. At the same time, the newspaper notes that on Saturday morning the Vatican gave to journalists Extremely short information about the fact that “the Pope rested well”. There was no such laconic message from the beginning of his hospitalization.
“It clearly meant that something unforeseen had happened,” says the daily.
The nuns pray at the monument to John Paul II in front of the gemella polyclinic Giuseppe Lami/PAP/EPA
“La Repubblica” announces in a large header: “Pope in a critical state”. It informs about the anxiety of the faithful around the world, about the “silence of the Roman Curia” and the dominant conviction in the Vatican that “there is nothing else to do but pray”.
The newspaper notes that prayers for the Pope are underway in Rome. Crowds of the faithful were at the evening Mass in the Basilica of Saint Peter, and many people gathered at Gemella's polyclinic. In these pulses, pulmonologist Michele Vitacca explains that due to strong inflammation, less air reaches the lungs, which causes the pope to breathe and the amount of oxygen in the blood decreased.
It is not clear, according to the expert of pulmonology, the cause of thrombocytopenia, which can also be associated with the infection. But, he noted, it is too early to find out if there was a sepsis that should be most afraid. – The next hours will be crucial to determine whether Francis, whose condition has clearly deteriorated, will be able to regain strength and at what time – says “La Repubblica”.
The message “does not get a spirits”
“Forza Francesco” – this is the title on the first page of “La Stampy”. The newspaper emphasizes that currently the biggest challenge to save the Pope is to prevent the risk of sepsis.
In the report from Gemella, he admits that the situation is becoming more and more disturbing. “Il Giornale” notes that for the first time in the Medical Bulletin about the state of the Pope there was a statement that it is not possible to put any forecast.
The Catholic daily “Avvenire” points to a very serious, disturbing pronunciation of the Vatican's evening message, which – he adds – “does not raise spirit”. It also informs about numerous initiatives of prayers for health for the Pope in the world. The newspaper publishes a prayer for this intention.
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