Pope Francis remains stable as he continues to recover a month after being hospitalized for a bronchitis match that caused him pneumonia.
“The holy father's clinical status remains stable and we have confirmed the progress highlighted last week,” the medical news report from the office of the Holy Sea Media in the Vatican said in an update on Saturday.
It was my first medical renewal within three days.
While working at Gemeri Hospital, the Pope was able to sign off on a three-year reform project aimed at making the church a more welcoming place.
Pope Francis now says that as his health continues to improve, “from the danger of death.”
Pope Francis remains stable as he continues to recover a month after being hospitalized for a bronchitis match that caused him pneumonia. (Budameendes/Getty Images)
He also prayed for the day and let him rest.
The Vatican added that the Pope's high-flow oxygen therapy will continue.
“The Holy Father still needs hospital medical therapy, exercise and respiratory physiotherapy,” the breaking news added, noting that these treatments demonstrate “gradual improvement.”
Francis was first admitted to the hospital on February 14th after his week-long battle with bronchitis gradually worsened and eventually turned to double pneumonia.
His health has improved dramatically this week, with the Vatican saying he has “out of the danger of death.”
The 88-year-old spent time on Wednesday following a spiritual movement at the Vatican, receiving the Eucharist, praying for physical therapy, and completing it.
Pope Francis now eats solid foods and “shows a slight progressive improvement,” the Vatican says.
This week marks the 12th anniversary of the Pope's election to lead the Roman Catholic Church.
The Pope's status was complicated. Because he removed some of his lungs as a child after a pulmonary infection.
A chest x-ray on Tuesday confirmed the improvements that medical staff observed the day before, but his situation remains “complex” and means he has to spend more time at the hospital.
A message to Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemeri Polyclinic in Rome on Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medicini)
X-rays this week confirmed that his infection was being cleaned up.
The Vatican said the Pope's status was improved until updates were given only if there was new information.
The next update will be in the middle of next week, the Vatican said.
The Pope released an audio message earlier this month, thanking the wealthy users who performed at St. Peter's Square.
However, on the past four Sundays, the blessings that the Pope gives through a window overlooking St. Peter's Square were delivered only in text form.
Pope Francis attended the weekly general audience on February 12th, just before he was admitted to the hospital. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images)
The Pope took part in a spiritual exercise in Renten from the hospital this week, receiving a boring card and cake to celebrate his 12th anniversary as Pope.
Meanwhile, as the Pope continues his treatment, the nuns working on Vatican exchanges are guarding calls from people concerned about his health.
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“They feel like they're waiting for their children to know about their father,” sister Anthony, who runs the surgery in an office near St. Peter's Cathedral, told The Associated Press. “We tell them to pray for him.”
Fox News' Elizabeth Pritchett and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
