Double or otherwise bilateral pneumonia, Pope Francis showed up, further complicating treatment for 88 -year -old Pontiff, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

“Laboratory exams, chest x -ray and St. Father’s clinical exams continue to present a complex picture“, Said in a statement.

“The CT scan made by the Holy Father this afternoon showed the onset of bilateral pneumonia that requires further pharmaceutical treatment“, Added.

“However, Pope Francis remains in a good mood“, It is stated in the announcement.

Double pneumonia is an infection that affects both lungs and can make breathing difficult. Pope Francis suffered a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on February 14th. It is particularly prone to pulmonary infections because as a young adult he appeared pleuritis and was removed part of one lung. A Vatican official, speaking in the background earlier on the day, said that Pontiff had not been placed on a breathing support machine and breathed on his own.

Prior to the last statement, the Vatican announced that all public events in the Pope’s diary had been canceled until Sunday. The Pope was to lead many events on the weekend for the Catholic Sacred Year 2025, which will last until the following January. It is a special period of remorse and forgiveness for Catholics and the Vatican expects 32 million tourists to visit Rome throughout the year.

The Vatican announced on Monday that doctors had changed the Pope’s pharmaceutical treatment for the second time during his stay in the hospital to face a “complex clinical case”. They described it as’Polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract“

Doctors say that a polymikobic infection occurs when two or more microorganisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. The Vatican said that Francis would stay in the hospital for as long as needed. It has not been clarified whether the pope suffers from bacterial or viral infection. While a bacterial infection can be treated with antibiotics, viral infections cannot. Viruses usually have to continue their course by the end, but the patient may be helped with other medicines to reduce fever or help his body fight infection.