The Guards’ actions indicate the Pope could be in bigger danger than previously thought.
Members of the Swiss Guard are rehearsing the Pontiff’s funeral after the 88-year-old lamented “he won’t make it this time,” according to Swiss tabloids.
Pope Francis is suffering from pneumonia in both lungs on top of asthmatic bronchitis, creating a “complex clinical picture”.
The Swiss Guard, the Pope’s personal security, have now been placed under a strict curfew to undergo protocol drills in preparation for his possible death, as reported by Swiss newspaper Blick.
The Vatican released a statement on Wednesday 19, 2025 which said recent blood tests show a “slight improvement” in the Pope’s condition.
According to Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also reported the Pope was “alert and responsive” during her overnight visit on the same day.
However, the Pope himself previously warned that he “might not make it this time,” according to two close sources, as reported by Politico.
The Pope was found to have a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection, which is a deadly cocktail of bacteria and viruses leading to his double pneumonia.
Courtesy news.au/ KNews
Pope’s guard rehearsing Pontiff’s funeral
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