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(NewsNation) — When EWTN Global Catholic TV Network Vatican analogous Colm Flynn past saw Pope Francis, the Holy Father was “in bully spirits” but visibly “struggling to drawback his breath.”
Flynn pointed to the Pope's compromised lungs — portion of his close lung was removed successful his younker aft a bout of pneumonia — and precocious property arsenic imaginable origin for concern.
"Things are looking precise superior present successful the Eternal City today," Flynn said Saturday connected "NewsNation Prime."
Flynn past saw the Pope connected Wednesday, Feb. 12, conscionable 2 days earlier helium was admitted to the hospital.
The Vatican said successful a Saturday connection that the 88-year-old is successful “critical condition" aft suffering a long asthmatic respiratory situation that required precocious flows of oxygen.
Pope Francis autographs a vessel of bourbon held by Kentucky Catholic clergyman Rev. Jim Sichko astatine the Vatican connected May 1, 2024. (Courtesy Vatican Media via AP)
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during his play wide assemblage successful the Pope Paul VI hallway astatine the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) wearing the miter during the solemnisation for the closing of the Holy Door. Vatican City, 20th November 2016 (Photo by Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
He besides received humor transfusions aft tests showed debased platelet counts associated with anemia, the Vatican said successful a precocious update.
“The Holy Father continues to beryllium alert and spent the time successful an armchair though successful much symptom than yesterday. At the infinitesimal the prognosis is reserved,” the connection said.
While it's not Pope Francis' archetypal wellness scare, Flynn said the wide feeling successful Rome is that this 1 mightiness beryllium his last.
"This time, determination is simply a feeling that it's much serious, due to the fact that that property league that they held yesterday astatine the Gemelli Hospital, that was the archetypal clip that his doctors, his ain idiosyncratic doctors, spoke to america journalists," Flynn said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
