The Vatican said that the pope's health remains stable and complex. Forecasts are still cautious. On Friday, the Pope prayed for 20 minutes in the hospital chapel and later worked.
On the 22nd day of his stay in the hospital, the Pope continued therapy, rested, prayed and worked – the Vatican Press Office said on Friday. That day, the evening Medical Bulletin did not appear for the first time, which was explained by the stabilization of Franciszek's clinical condition.
The faithful watch over the clinic of Gemelli, in which Pope Francis resides Photo from March 7, 2025PAP/EPA/Giuseppe Lami
Prayer and work
As passed on to journalists, during the day the Pope underwent respiratory and motor physiotherapy. In the morning Franciszek was 20 minutes in a small chapel next to his room on the 10th floor of Gemelli polyclinic, and then worked.
Vatican He informed that doctors describe the clinical condition of the Pope as stable and still complex, “with all the threats that remain from this threats”.
The next medical newsletter will be released on Saturday.
For the first time in the history of the pontificate, Pope Francis is hospitalized for so longMaja Wójcikowska/Fakty TVN
The Vatican sources have noted that now “there is an waiting for clarification of the” health situation of 88-year-old Francis.
He will lead the evening prayer for his health in Saint Peter's Square Prefect of Dykasteria for Clergy – Cardinal Lazarus You Heung -Sik from South Korea.
On Friday, the Vatican announced a whole series of Franciszek's decisions regarding the nomination, including in the church in Tanzania and Brazylla, as well as to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. The American astronomer Maria Zuber – the first woman at the head of the scientific faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was appointed, among others.
Gemelli's clinic in which Pope Francis resides PAP/EPA/Giuseppe Lami
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