He has no fever and the flu is getting better

“The Pope is in good and stable condition; he has no fever and his respiratory condition has improved significantly.” This is the latest news on the Pope’s health released by Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, on Monday.

he pope francisco As he said in his Sunday Angelus speech delivered by video conference on Sunday, he suffered from “inflammation of the lungs”.

Bruni confirmed that the pope underwent a CT scan early Saturday afternoon at the Gemelli Hospital on Rome’s Tiberian Island “Pneumonia was ruled out, but inflammation of the lungs was shown causing difficulty breathing.”

“To increase the effectiveness of the treatment, a cannula needle was inserted for intravenous antibiotic treatment,” Bruni said.

Rescheduled event

Bruni added that “in order to promote economic recovery dadsome important commitments planned for the coming days have been postponed so that I can dedicate the necessary time and energy to them.

However, he said, “Everyone else has been maintained, either due to the nature of the institution or more tolerable given his current health condition.”

On Monday, Francisco met with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña at his official residence in Casa Santa Marta.

“During discussions held in a friendly atmosphere at the Secretariat of State, both parties expressed their appreciation for the existing excellent bilateral relations and expressed their desire to further strengthen them. The issue was subsequently discussed.” A press release from the Holy See stated, “Paraguay’s new The government is committed to eradicating poverty. In addition, the two sides also discussed various topics of common interest, such as environmental protection, the situation of countries in the region, and commitment to peace between countries.” .

On Sunday morning, the pope prayed the Angelus via video conference in the chapel of his residence at Casa Santa Marta to avoid being exposed to the autumn cold outside the windows of the Apostolic Palace.

Before about 12,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Square, he said: “I can’t look out the window today because I have lung inflammation.. The reflections will be read by Bishop Breda, who knows them very well because he is the one who wrote them and he always does them well.Thank you very much for coming.” Next, Monsignor Paolo Braida, Director of the Office for the Coordination of Apostolic Lectures of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, read out the prepared catechesis and pope francisco He gave his final blessings.

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In November, he said: “Pope Francis had a bit of a cold and spent the whole day in audience. He wanted to greet the European rabbis alone, which is why he addressed them. Otherwise, the papal activities will continue as usual proceed.” 6 Speakers Holy SeeMatteo Bruni.

Earlier on Monday, Pope Francis said he was “not feeling well” and did not read a speech prepared for European rabbis.

This is where the symptoms begin, making him feel weak and forcing him to stop certain activities in order to recover.