Pope Francis Health Update: Mild Improvements, Pontiff Still in Hospital

There is a reported improvement in Pope Francis’s health, according to an early Vatican statement on March 11.

Pope Francis continues to use non-invasive ventilation to aid his breathing and to prevent further respiratory crises.

Here is what the Holy See Press Office reported on Pope Francis’ health:

“The Holy Father’s clinical condition remains stable.

The improvements recorded in previous days have been further consolidated, as confirmed by both blood tests and clinical findings, as well as by the Pope’s good response to pharmacological therapy. For these reasons, the doctors have decided today to lift their guarded prognosis.  

However, given the complexity of the Pope’s clinical picture and the severe infection present at the time of hospitalization, it will still be necessary to continue pharmacological treatment in a hospital setting for a period of time.

This morning, the Holy Father was able to follow the Spiritual Exercises via a video link with the Paul VI Hall; he then received the Eucharist and went to the chapel of his private apartment for a moment of prayer.

In the afternoon, he again joined the Curia’s Spiritual Exercises, following them via video link.

Throughout the day, he alternated between prayer and rest.”

Pope Francis was admitted at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 for treatment of a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia that put him in critical condition for several days, with multiple respiratory crises requiring consistent use of oxygen therapy.

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