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{"id":6517,"date":"2025-02-24T02:21:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T02:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/pope-francis-remains-in-critical-condition-and-on-oxygen-therapy\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T02:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T02:21:23","slug":"pope-francis-remains-in-critical-condition-and-on-oxygen-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/pope-francis-remains-in-critical-condition-and-on-oxygen-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis remains in critical condition and on oxygen therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740336509340_n_witt_brk_pope_updates_250223_1920x1080-xlvbrv.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740348669233_n_witt_rhodes_trump_end_war_russia_terms_germany_far_right_election_250223_1920x1080-woqjpr.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;pushing for an end to the war completely on Russia&rsquo;s terms&rsquo;: Fmr. national security advisor<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740348636651_n_witt_mcfaul_trump_zelenskyy_ukraine_russia_mineral_deal_250223_1920x1080-mdydcz.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Atrocious, appalling&rsquo;: Fmr. U.S. Amb. to Russia torches potential U.S.-Ukraine resource deal<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:39<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740348646793_n_witt_patel_tip_of_measles_iceberg_dangerous_texas_new_mexico_250223_1920x1080-dsnkin.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;We&rsquo;re seeing the tip of the iceberg&rsquo; in biggest Texas measles outbreak since 1992: Dr. Patel<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740348632908_n_witt_van_hollen_musk_doge_lying_cuts_illegal_operations_ukraine_250223_1920x1080-nsj4mx.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Musk and DOGE &lsquo;are lying&rsquo; and federal cuts are &lsquo;an illegal operation&rsquo;: Sen. 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Boyle<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:50<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740348617126_n_witt_jenn_national_park_ranger_kidney_punch_doge_cuts_250223_1920x1080-7yye0e.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Two weeks of glorious joy&rsquo; then &lsquo;a kidney punch&rsquo;: Fmr. 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Sharpton: If DOJ says it&rsquo;s a &lsquo;political vendetta&rsquo; against Adams, why doesn&rsquo;t Trump pardon him?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261126033_n_witt_mason_trump_chiefs_of_staff_military_gop_backlash_musk_doge_maine_250222_1920x1080-4bt1qz.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;prizes loyalty above all things&rsquo;: Reuters reporter on Trump&rsquo;s top military purge<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261105589_n_witt_kamlagerdove_gop_lawmakers_running_into_shadows_doge_musk_trump_250222_1920x1080-orxl2n.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">GOP lawmakers &lsquo;running into the shadows, away from the truth&rsquo; of DOGE cuts: Rep. Kamlager-Dove<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:07<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261099236_n_witt_singh_trump_playing_right_into_putin_hands_ukraine_peace_talks_military_250222_1920x1080-1dmwfo.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;is playing right into Putin&rsquo;s hands&rsquo;: Fmr. Pentagon official<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:56<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261041614_n_witt_strickler_trump_military_sites_detain_migrants_deportation_250222_1920x1080-1skkmo.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Could Trump use military sites to detain more migrants for deportation?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740261040465_n_witt_rocah_lot_of_smoke_here_bove_adams_judge_dismissal_corruption_case_250222_1920x1080-qnc33w.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A lot of smoke here&rsquo;: Fmr. SDNY attorney discusses Bove&rsquo;s mixed messaging in Eric Adams case<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740259095706_n_witt_brk_trump_cpac_address_250222_1920x1080-vr1ufq.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump praises controversial cabinet members during CPAC speech<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740253166610_n_witt_brk_pope_status_250222_1920x1080-c2m14g.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Pope Francis remains in critical condition after respiratory crisis, Vatican says<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">01:57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1739741474607_n_witt_nichols_trump_cabinet_designed_us_consumption_not_national_security_250216_1920x1080-nca5e7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Why Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet is &lsquo;designed for U.S. consumption&rsquo;, and not solving national security issues<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:47<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"video-page-playlist\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740348669233_n_witt_rhodes_trump_end_war_russia_terms_germany_far_right_election_250223_1920x1080-woqjpr.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &lsquo;pushing for an end to the war completely on Russia&rsquo;s terms&rsquo;: Fmr. national security advisor<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740348636651_n_witt_mcfaul_trump_zelenskyy_ukraine_russia_mineral_deal_250223_1920x1080-mdydcz.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Atrocious, appalling&rsquo;: Fmr. 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