Vatican says Pope Francis remains critical but stable
The Vatican’s evening update said the 88-year-old pope underwent a follow-up CAT scan on Tuesday evening to check his lung infection.
Pope Francis remained in a critical but stable condition on Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from hospital while being treated for double pneumonia, the Vatican said.
The Vatican’s evening update said the 88-year-old pope underwent a follow-up CAT scan on Tuesday evening to check his lung infection but it provided no details of what the scan showed, suggesting the results were not back yet.
“In the morning, after receiving the Eucharist, he resumed work activities,” the Vatican statement said.
Francis was well enough to meet the Vatican secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints, the Vatican said earlier on Tuesday, in announcing some major governing decisions that suggest he is getting essential work done and looking ahead despite being in hospital.
The audience, which occurred on Monday, signalled that the machinery of the Vatican is still operating even though doctors have warned that the prognosis for Francis is guarded.
