Vatican Watch: Pope’s Health Sees ‘Slight Improvements’ As Doctors Maintain A ‘Guarded Prognosis’
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Pope Francis’s health continues to improve incrementally and has seen “slight improvements,” according to the Vatican Press Office, on Sunday evening, where he is recovering in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
In the morning, the Pope received a visit from Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and the Substitute for the Secretariat of State, Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra. He also attended Mass with those assisting him in these days.
The Pope continued his therapy, as well as respiratory and motor physiotherapy. He is following the prescribed diet, which now includes solid foods.
His condition appears stable, with slight gradual improvements, as stated in Saturday evening’s medical bulletin. However, the overall situation remains complex, prompting doctors to maintain a guarded prognosis.
Francis, 88, has been hospitalized since February 14 with pneumonia in both lungs, and it was feared he was close to death. Now, he is looking like he’s in the clear. Earlier in the day, he also released his Sunday prayer, telling the devout:
“During my prolonged hospitalization here, I too experience the thoughtfulness of service and the tenderness of care, in particular from the doctors and healthcare workers, whom I thank from the bottom of my heart.”
Two years ago, Francis was hospitalized after undergoing a three-hour surgery to repair a hernia in his abdomen. At that time, he revealed that he has already drafted and signed a letter of resignation from his position as the head of the Roman Catholic church in case health issues prevent him from carrying on his duties If the decrepit and corrupt pope does resign, he would be only the second pope in over 600 years, following the example of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, in 2013, and then Gregory XII, in 1415.
Despite his hospitalization and discomfort, Francis, the fifth oldest pope in history, remains in “good spirits,” according to the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni.
We recently covered Francis after he cautioned priests against preaching sermons that lasts longer than 8 minute, instructing them to share a brief idea, feeling, and call to action, or else congregants will justifiably doze off.
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