ROME – Pope Francis on Saturday suffered what his doctors described as a “prolonged respiratory crisis” and was required to undergo blood transfusions due to a low blood platelet count, with doctors saying his prognosis is currently “reserved”.
In a Feb. 22 statement, the Vatican said that Pope Francis’s overall clinical condition “continues to be critical” and that, as his doctors explained to journalists in a press conference Friday, “the Pope is not out of danger”.
The Vatican said that on Saturday morning “Pope Francis presented a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis” which required the administration of “high-flow oxygen”.
