Pope Francis After a month hospitalized for a bronchitis that turned into pneumonia, he continued to recover and remained stable.
“The clinical condition of the Holy Father remains stable, confirming the progress last week,” a medical notice from the Vatican Holy Land Press Office said in a latest news on Saturday.
This is the first medical update in three days.
While working at Gemelli Hospital, the Pope was able to sign a three-year reform project aimed at making the church a more enthusiastic place.
As health continues to improve, Pope Francis is now “out of danger of death”
Pope Francis continued to recover a month after he was hospitalized for a bronchitis that turned into pneumonia, so he remained stable. (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
He also spent a whole day of prayer and rest.
The Vatican added that the Pope’s high-flow oxygen therapy continues, which gradually reduces his need for non-invasive mechanical ventilation at night and will help his lungs work more.
The announcement added: “The Holy Father still needs medical therapy, exercise and respiratory physiotherapy in the hospital.”
Francis was first admitted to the hospital on February 14 after a week-long battle against bronchitis gradually worsened, and eventually turned into double pneumonia.
His health has improved significantly this week, with the Vatican saying he is now “out of danger of death.”
The 88-year-old spent some time on Wednesday after mental exercise In the Vatican, Receive the Eucharist, pray and complete physical therapy.
This week marks the 12th anniversary of the pope’s election Roman Catholic Church.
The Pope’s condition is complicated because he removed part of his lungs as a child after a lung infection.
Tuesday’s chest x-ray confirmed the progress medical staff had observed in the previous days, but his situation remains “complex”, meaning he will have to spend more time in the hospital.
On Saturday, Pope Francis was in front of Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
This week’s X-ray confirmed that his infection was being cleared.
The Vatican said the situation of the pope has improved until updates can be given only if new information is available.
The Vatican said the next update will be in the middle of next week.
The Pope is released Audio message Earlier this month, thanks for the blessings played in St. Peter’s Square.
But the blessings given by the Pope from the windows overlooking St. Peter’s Square were delivered in words only.
Pope Francis attended the weekly general audience on February 12 and was soon taken to the hospital. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images)
The Pope took part in the Lenten Spiritual Exercise at the hospital this week and received happy cards and cakes to celebrate his 12th anniversary.
Meanwhile, as the pope continues his treatment, the nun of the Vatican chief engineer is answering calls about people who are healthy.
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“They feel like children are waiting for their father,” the Anthony sisters run the operation in an office near St. Peter’s Basilica, he told the Associated Press. “We told them to pray for him.”
Fox News’s Elizabeth Pritchett and the Associated Press contributed to the report.
