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<p>The Pope received well-wishes of love and healing, including prayers to recover quickly.</p>
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<p>Pope Francis on Sunday was flooded with get-well cards and hand-drawn greetings from schoolchildren in Rome as the Holy Father continues to battle a series of medical emergencies in the city’s Gemelli hospital.</p>
<p>The Pope was admitted to the hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican said. After a full week in medical care, the Vatican announced Feb. 22 the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion. </p>
<p>The Pontiff’s condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office said in a statement issued Sunday evening Rome time, though he experienced “no further respiratory crisis” since Saturday.</p>
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<p>Over the weekend, meanwhile, the Pope received dozens of get-well cards from schoolchildren in Rome, urging the Holy Father to recover quickly and sending him wishes of love and healing. </p>
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<p>“Dear Pope, I hope you get well soon so I can hug you. I love you so much,” read one letter featuring a drawing of the Holy Father reaching out to a young girl. </p>
<p>“I love you very much and we hope you get out of the hospital soon,” read another. </p>
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<p>Other greetings included creative illustrations, including a drawing of Blessed Carlo Acutis as well as a 3D rendering of Pope Francis opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.</p>
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<p>The Vatican on Sunday said the Holy Father “continues to be alert and well oriented” and continues to receive oxygen therapy “at high flows” through his nose.</p>
<p>Since his situation is “complex,” the statement said, the Pope’s prognosis “remains reserved.”</p>
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<p>On Sunday morning, the Pope <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-alert-and-well-oriented-participates-in-mass-at-hospital">participated in Mass</a> along with those who are caring for him at Gemelli.</p>
<p>Some of the letters to Francis, meanwhile, looked forward to his release from the hospital. </p>
<p>“We pray that you get well soon,” one read. “It would be a great pleasure for us to have lunch [with you] in our school cafeteria.”</p>
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Pope Francis Receives Get-Well Cards, Drawings From Schoolchildren in Rome| National Catholic Register
