Pope Francis no longer needs the “noninvasive mechanical ventilation” he has used most nights since experiencing a breathing “crisis” 28 February, his doctors reported in a bulletin released by the Vatican press office 19 March.
“The Holy Father’s clinical condition is confirmed to be improving,” the bulletin said. In addition to discontinuing the nightly use of the ventilation, the doctors said the 88-year-old pope also has a reduced need for the “high-flow oxygen therapy” through a nasal tube that he had been using during the day.
The pope, who has been hospitalised since 14 February, also continues to make progress in his physical therapy and his respiratory therapy, the bulletin said.
Pope Francis was able to concelebrate Mass in the chapel of his suite at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for the 19 March feast of St Joseph, one of his favorite saints and the 12th anniversary of the solemn inauguration of his pontificate, the bulletin said.
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