According to the Vatican, Pope Francis responded to medical treatment for pneumonia, a week after the 88-year-old Pontive was hospitalized in Rome for the first time.
Francis, who accepted the Eucharist, was “committed to work activities” after “slight improvements”, according to a statement from the Vatican on Thursday.
The spokesman said: “The Pope has oxygen to assist his breathing.
Francis was admitted to Agostino gemelli polyclinic in the Italian capital on February 14 and was initially tested for a respiratory infection. After a later CT scan, he was later diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.
Francis from Argentina is prone to respiratory infections. When he was young, he suffered severe pneumonia, causing some of his lungs to be cleared.
In 2021, doctors also surgically remove part of the colon associated with diverticulitis, which may cause inflammation or infection of the colon.
He was hospitalized in 2023 with bronchitis, and in recent months he has two waterfalls where he bruised his chin and injured his arm, which was placed on a suspender.
Friday was a week since he was taken to Gemelli Hospital, the third longest time he has spent in the hospital since he was elected as the pope.
His doctors gave the pope a “full rest” advice, and the pope canceled public events at least Saturday.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited him for 20 minutes on Wednesday.
“We joked as always. “He has not lost the well-known sense of humor.” ”
