The health of Pope Francis who has been hospitalized for more than a month at Gemelli University Hospital in Rome is Furthermore, stable and shows a slight improvement due to respiratory and movement therapy. The Pope now briefly can breathe alone, The Holy See Press Center announced on Monday, TASR reports according to the reports of Vatican News and AFP.
During the day, the Holy Father receives high -flow oxygen administered through cannulas – tubing in the nose – to a lesser extent. Doctors are gradually moving to a lower flow, and in certain moments, the 88-year-old Pope can already breathe without help. For the night, however, still deploy the so -called. non -invasive mechanical ventilation and thus oxygen mask.
The Vatican published the first photograph of the Pope on Sunday since he was hospitalized on February 14. On the shot made of from the side, František sitting in a wheelchair in white clothing and with a stole, as he looks at the cross placed on a simple altar in a quiet prayer. “Pope Francis concelebrated a holy mass this morning in a private chapel on the tenth floor of the Gemelli Polyclinic,” It was presented by the Holy See Press Center in the commentary on the film.
Monday announced that Francis’ swelling, visible in the mentioned photo, was due to its reduced mobility. She added that there was already a visible improvement in this matter. On Monday, the Pope devoted himself to prayer, rest and in a limited extent and work duties.
The closest medical report on the Pope’s state will be published on Wednesdayon Tuesday evening the Vatican will bring in this respect as usual general updated information.
The Pope was hospitalized on February 14 at Gemelli Hospital with bronchitis, which later grew into two -sided pneumonia. Since then, the head of the Catholic Church has overcame several respiratory crises. The Vatican announced a week ago that Francis was no longer in danger of life and indicated that they could soon release him from the hospital.
