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He is not out of danger,
said his personal physician, Dr Luigi Carbone
Even though he is in a hospital bed, we feel Pope Francis close to us. We feel him present among us,
Fisichella told the hundreds of white-robed deacons
The Holy Father's condition continues to be critical, therefore, as explained yesterday, the pope is not out of danger,
the Vatican said in its regular early evening update
I pray to Allah to grant my dear brother, Pope Francis, a swift recovery and to bless him with good health and well-being so that he may continue his journey in serving humanity,
Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb wrote in a Facebook postThe English say ‘knock on wood’, we say ‘touch iron’. Everyone touch what they want,
he said as he tapped the microphone
Francis, the city prays for you."
Meanwhile in Francis' native Argentina, Catholics prayed for the pope at the Buenos Aires cathedral and the city's iconic obelisk was lit upThe complexity of the clinical picture, and the necessary wait for drug therapies to provide some feedback, dictate that the prognosis remains guarded,
Francis' doctors concludedHe knows he’s in danger,
Dr Alfieri addedSepsis, with his respiratory problems and his age, would be really difficult to get out of,
Dr Alfieri told a news conference on FridayThe Holy Father continues to be alert and spent the day in an armchair although in more pain than yesterday. At the moment the prognosis is reserved,
the statement saidThis morning Pope Francis presented a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, which also required the application of high-flow oxygen,
it said