Pope Francis will be discharged on Sunday and will need two months of rest at the Vatican, said one of the doctors who treat him on Saturday.
Francisco, 88, was admitted to the hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that has required continuous treatment.
The pontiff is prone to pulmonary infections because he had pleurisy as a young adult and had part of a removed lung.
His hospitalization was the most serious health crisis of his 12 -year -old papacy and the longest period he was out of public reach since his election as a pontiff in 2013.
Vatican’s latest bulletins about the Pope’s medical condition have been cautiously optimistic. On Friday, the Vatican said Francisco was reducing the use of high flow oxygen to help breathe.
A senior cardinal, however, stated on Friday that he could take the Pope for some time to “revive” after using oxygen during his hospitalization.
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“The Pope is doing very well, but high flow oxygen dries out,” said Cardinal Victor Fernández, the main authority of Vatican doctrine. “He needs to relearn to speak, but his general physical condition is the same as before.”
