ROME— Pope Francis’ health has shown slight improvements, though his overall condition remains complex, the Holy See Press Office says Tuesday evening.
The 88-year-old pope received high-flow oxygen therapy on Tuesday afternoon as part of his ongoing treatment and remains on his prescribed medication.
Vatican sources confirmed that now that the pope’s condition has stabilized, his doctors have “lifted the prognosis,” indicating that Pope Francis is “no longer in immediate danger from the respiratory infection.”
The Vatican is currently not providing an estimate for when the pope may be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he has been hospitalized for nearly a month. A CT scan may be performed in the coming days to assess his pneumonia.
Pope Francis spent much of Tuesday afternoon in prayer, receiving the Eucharist and following the spiritual exercises for the annual Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia via livestream.
Due to the Roman Curia’s spiritual exercises, there is no general audience on the calendar for this week and therefore no catechesis will be released on Wednesday.
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