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Doctors report Pope’s continued improvement but no date for his release
Pope Francis no longer needs the “non-invasive mechanical ventilation” he has used most nights since experiencing a breathing “crisis” on February 28, his doctors reported overnight. Source: CNS.
Pope urges young people to embrace vocation as ‘pilgrims of hope’
Amid widespread uncertainty and social fragmentation, Pope Francis urged young people to embrace their vocation as “pilgrims of hope,” offering their lives generously in service to others and as a response to God’s love. Source: NCR Online.
Pope says illness has given him deepened perspective on ‘absurdity’ of war
Offering further confirmation of his ongoing recovery, Pope Francis has written to Italy’s leading newspaper from his hospital room to call for “disarming the earth” in the context of various wars, including Ukraine and Gaza. Source: Crux.
Pope shows more signs of gradual improvement
Pope Francis has been able to spend brief moments of the day without any supplemental oxygen, which is yet another sign of the gradual improvement in his condition, the Vatican press office said. Source: Catholic Review.
Vatican releases first photo of Pope since hospitalisation
For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalised a month ago, the Vatican press office released a photograph showing him concelebrating Mass yesterday in the chapel at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. Source: OSV News.
Pope celebrates anniversary of election with cake and candles
Pope Francis spent the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy undergoing physiotherapy at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, but he was well enough to celebrate it in little ways. Source: CNS.
On 12th anniversary of his election as Pope, Francis on road to recovery
Pope Francis’ latest X-rays confirm that his condition is improving while hospitalised for a lung infection and double pneumonia, the Vatican said overnight. Source: NCR Online.
Pope follows Lenten retreat online as condition continues to improve
Pope Francis’ condition continued to be stable with further slight improvements, the Vatican press office said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Doctors say Pope’s continuing improvement sees him out of danger
Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger from double pneumonia his doctors have announced for the first time. Source: NCR.