The Holy See press office tells journalists that Pope Francis continues to show gradual improvements when he recovered at Casa Santa Marta, and comments on the Pope’s unexpected visit Sunday on Sunday.
By Vatican News
The convalescence of the Pope continues according to the indications of the doctors, said the press office of Holy See on Tuesday morning.
During a briefing on the health of the Pope, comments from the press office occurred two days after the Pope’s first public appearance and surprise since who left the hospital.
At the end of the mass for the jubilee of sick workers and health care on Sunday, the Pope appeared briefly on stage, greeting and blessing the crowd and saying to the pilgrims: “Pass a good Sunday, and thank you very much.”
The press office revealed that Pope Francis continues to show clinical improvements while he recovers at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, after his hospitalization for a polymicrobial infection that led to bilateral pneumonia.
The Holy Father was released from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome with a “protected discharge” on Sunday, March 23.
The press office confirms continuous improvement
The state of Pope Francis remains stable and continuous showing slight respiratory improvements, mobility and voice, which, according to her, were visible when he appeared on Sunday.
The Holy Father continued its treatment and mobility and physiotherapy linked to breathing; It also needs less additional oxygen.
During the day, the pope continues with an ordinary oxygen administration, while at night he uses high speed oxygenation with nasal cannulas if necessary.
Pope Francis is in a good mood and continues his work activities, said the press office, noting that he receives various documents from Dicasés, and speaks by phone if necessary.
On Monday, the Pope received the Secretary of State from the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, at Casa Santa Marta.
In addition, added the press office, the Pope continues to conceal the daily mass of the small chapel on the second floor of his residence, and his calls for the parish of the Holy Family in Gaza continue.
Too early to know Pope’s participation in Holy Week
The general public originally planned for April 9 will not take place, but the text that the Pope has prepared for the occasion should be released to journalists as he was in the previous weeks.
The press office noted that it was still too early to discuss the Pope’s participation in the liturgies of Holy Week.
The next briefing on the Holy Father will take place on Friday April 11.
