Shorouk Express
Sunday morning, the Holy See said Pope Francis “had a peaceful ninth night in the hospital,” without giving more details.
Pope Francis, who had part of a lung removed as a young man, on Feb. 14 was admitted to a special ward in Gemelli Hospital in Rome with a respiratory infection. He has been forced to cancel public appearances.
The Vatican said that blood tests on Saturday “revealed thrombocytopenia, associated with anemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions.”
He “remains alert,” but “the prognosis remains guarded,” it said.
The Vatican said earlier Saturday that Pope Francis, who has been pope since 2013, would not appear in public on Sunday to lead prayer with pilgrims, the second consecutive week he will have missed the event.
