Carla Rabezzana, the 93-year-old
Italian cousin of Pope Francis who still lives in the family's
hometown of Portacomaro, expressed concern for his health on
Sunday.
"We are all extremely worried", said Rabezzana, who lives near
Asti, in Piedmont, in a town of just over 1,900 residents.
"We hope he will feel better soon and get over this bad moment,
I am very agitated", she added.
The pontiff's cousin said locals were praying for the pontiff's
health, along with millions of others around the world.
"We are all praying for him to get out of hospital", she said,
adding the local church was packed with worshippers.
Three years ago, the pope visited his grandparents' hometown and
received the honorary citizenship of Asti.
Vatican sources said Sunday that the emergency reported the
previous day, when Pope Francis suffered a respiratory crisis,
is substantially over after he spent a quiet night at the
Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Hospital.
The pontiff, who is suffering from double pneumonia, is
continuing to receive high flows of oxygen to help him breathe,
they said.
The oxygen is administered through 'nostrils'.
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