Pope Francis showing signs of early kidney failure
Pope Francis remains in the hospital in critical condition on Sunday. The Vatican says the pontiff is showing signs of kidney failure. The news has affected millions of Catholics around the world including those in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The pontiff was able to attend mass this morning at the hospital.
Dallas-Fort Worth Catholic community shows concern for Pope Francis
While Pope Francis is thousands of miles away, his well-being is at the top of people’s minds in Dallas’ Catholic community.
The Catholic Diocese of Dallas has a special prayer on their website for Pope Francis.
What they’re saying:
“Please pray for our Pope. He’s very important and we should love all people, even if you don’t agree with them. Please, again if we could pray for him, he’s still a human being, a child of God, so please everyone pray for our Pope,” said churchgoer Dawson Allain.
Pope Francis
Pope Francis, who has chronic lung disease, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.
Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and then the onset of pneumonia in both lungs. They prescribed “absolute rest” and a combination of cortisone and antibiotics, along with supplemental oxygen when he needs it.
Doctors have warned that the main threat facing Francis would be the onset of sepsis, a serious infection of the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia. As of Friday, there was no evidence of any sepsis, and Francis was responding to the various drugs he is taking.
Carbone, who along with Francis’ personal nurse Massimiliano Strappetti organized care for him at the Vatican, acknowledged he had insisted on staying at the Vatican to work, even after he was sick, “because of institutional and private commitments.” He was cared for by a cardiologist and infectious specialist in addition to his personal medical team before being hospitalized.
