梵蒂岡新聞辦公室在周二晚間的新聞發布會上表示，教宗方濟各兩邊肺罹患肺炎，但“精神狀態良好”
梵蒂岡新聞報導
「化驗室測試、胸部X光檢查和教宗的臨床狀況仍然呈現出複雜的情況。」
梵蒂岡新聞辦公室週二晚間向記者發表講話，通報了教宗自周五因支氣管炎住院治療以來的最新消息。
聲明還指出，教宗的「多種微生物感染是在支氣管擴張和喘息性支氣管炎的病因下出現的，須要使用皮質類固醇和抗生素，這使得治療更加複雜。」
「今天下午教宗接受了一次跟進的胸部CT掃描，發現兩邊肺罹患肺炎，需要額外的藥物治療。這是梵蒂岡醫療團隊和傑梅利綜合診療基金會的醫務人員開出的處方。」
新聞稿補充說：「儘管如此，教宗方濟各仍然精神良好。」
新聞辦公室的聲明最後指出，教宗「已領受聖體，並按程序休息、祈禱和閱讀。他對目前所得到的支持表示感謝，並懇請大家繼續為他祈禱。」
Pope has double pneumonia; condition remains ‘complex’
In a Tuesday evening press release, the Holy See Press Office says that Pope Francis has double pneumonia, but nevertheless “remains in good spirits”
By Vatican News
“Laboratory tests, chest X-rays, and the clinical condition of the Holy Father continue to present a complex picture.”
In a message to journalists on Tuesday evening, the Holy See Press Office gave the latest update on the Pope’s health since he was hospitalized on Friday to receive treatment for bronchitis.
The statement added that the Pope’s “polymicrobial infection, which has arisen in the context of bronchiectasis and asthmatic bronchitis, and has required the use of corticosteroid and antibiotics, makes the therapeutic treatment more complex.”
“A follow-up chest CT scan, to which the Holy Father was subjected this afternoon—prescribed by the Vatican medical team and the medical staff of the “A. Gemelli” Polyclinic Foundation—revealed the onset of bilateral pneumonia, requiring additional pharmacological therapy.”
“Nevertheless,” the press release adds, “Pope Francis remains in good spirits.”
The Press Office statement concludes by noting that the Pope had “received the Eucharist and, throughout the day, alternated between rest, prayer, and reading. He expresses his gratitude for the support he feels at this time and kindly asks that prayers for him continue.”