After more than four weeks in the hospital, Pope Francis is still on the way of improvement. As the Vatican announced on Saturday evening, the state of health of the 88 -year -old church overhead is “stable”. This confirms “the progress found during the week”. However, the pope had to stay in the hospital and continue to support support in breathing and movement therapy. He continues to receive oxygen.
Pope Francis gets thousands of letters from believers from all over the world every day who wish him a quick recovery, as the Italian Post announced on Saturday. The increase in the amount of posts became clear in the Fiumicino post center, where the information was registered “up to 150 kilograms more mail per day”. This shows the “affection and closeness of the international community” to the Pope.
Francis celebrated his twelfth anniversary on Thursday and even tried a piece of cake on this occasion. At 88, he is the second oldest Pope in history.
Beating was necessary
Francis was admitted to the Gemelli Clinic in Rome on February 14 for bronchitis. From this disease, pneumonia developed on both sides. The Pope suffered several heavy breathing crises and had to be ventilated. In the meantime, the Pontifex floated in mortal danger, according to its doctors.
The Pope has been healthy for a long time. It was operated on the intestine in 2021 and 2023 and on the abdominal ceiling for a fabric structure and treated several times in the hospital. Even as a young man, part of a lung wing had been removed. The current stay in the clinic has been the longest since taking office twelve years ago. Francis has not appeared in public since he was admitted to the hospital.
Next month, the big celebrations for Easter are pending in the Vatican. Usually the Pope also speaks the blessing “Urbi et Orbi” (“The City and the Earth”) from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday. This is followed by tens of thousands on St. Peter's Square. The blessing of cameras is also transferred worldwide. In addition, 2025 is still a holy year for the Catholics.
