Pope Francis Remains stable while he continues his recovery a month after he was admitted to the hospital for an attack of bronchitis that turned into pneumonia.
“The clinical conditions of the Holy Father have remained stable, which confirms the progress that is emphasized in the past week,” said a medical bulletin of the Holy Stoe press office of the Vatican in an update on Saturday.
It was the first medical update in three days.
While working from the Gemelli hospital, the Pope was able to sign a three-year reform project that makes the church a more hospitable place.
Pope Francis now ‘from the danger of death’, while the state of health continues to improve
Pope Francis remains stable while he continues his recovery a month after he was admitted to the hospital for an attack of bronchitis that turned into pneumonia. (Buda Mendes/Getty images)
He also spent the day praying and resting.
The Vatican added that the high-flow oxygen therapy of the pope continues, which gradually reduces its need for non-invasive mechanical ventilation and will help his lungs work more.
“The Holy Father still needs medical therapy of hospitals, motor and respiratory physiotherapy,” added the bulletin, and noted that these therapies show “gradual improvements”.
Francis was first admitted to the hospital on February 14, after a week of fight against bronchitis gradually deteriorated, eventually turned into double pneumonia.
This week his health improved considerably, with the Vatican told that he was now “out of the danger of death.”
The 88-year-old spent time on Wednesday after spiritual exercises In the Vatican, Receiving the Eucharist, praying and completing physiotherapy.
Pope Francis now eats solid food, “with slight gradual improvements,” says Vatican
This week, the 12th anniversary of the Pope’s election marked the Roman Catholic Church.
The state of the pope is complicated because he had removed part of his lung as a child after a lung infection.
An X -ray of the breast on Tuesday confirmed improvements observed by medical staff in the previous days, but his situation remains “complex”, which means that he has to spend more time in the hospital.
A message for Pope Francis for the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
An X -ray this week confirmed that his infection cleaned up.
The Vatican said that the state of the pope has improved to the point where updates are only given when there is new information.
The next update will be in the middle of next week, the Vatican said.
The pope has one audio Earlier this month people thanked for their good wishes, which was played at St. Peter’s Square.
But for the last four Sundays, the blessing that gives the pope from a window with a view of St. Peter’s Square is only in a text form.
Pope Franciscus went to the weekly general public on 12 February, shortly before he was admitted to the hospital. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty images)
The Pontiff participated this week in Lenten-Spiritual Exercises from the hospital and received Gewell cards and a cake to celebrate his 12th birthday as Pope.
In the meantime, while the Pope continues his treatments, the nuns who work the switching board of the Vatican have evokes from those who are concerned about his health.
Click here to get the Fox News app
“They feel like children waiting for their father,” said Sister Anthony, who runs the operation in an office near St. Peter’s Basilica, against The Associated Press. “We tell them to pray for him.”
Fox News’ Elizabeth Pritchett and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
