Chicago’s Catholic group and people of different faiths provided prayers Saturday for Pope Francis, who remained hospitalized in important situation affected by complicated respiratory illnesses.
The Archdiocese of Chicago stated in a press release Saturday evening that it had “acquired phrase that the Pope’s situation worsened this morning.”
“Please proceed your prayers for his restoration and for the well being care professionals working to guide him via this setback,” Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, stated in a press release. “We ask our Merciful Lord to revive Pope Francis to good well being and to maintain him free from ache as he receives remedy.”
The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospitalized for per week with a posh lung an infection, additionally acquired blood transfusions after exams confirmed a situation related to anemia, the Vatican stated in an replace Saturday.
“He isn’t out of hazard,” stated his private doctor, Dr. Luigi Carbone. “So like all fragile sufferers I say they’re all the time on the golden scale: In different phrases, it takes little or no to turn into unbalanced.”
Francis, who has persistent lung illness, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.
Francis has led the Catholic Church since 2013.
