Pope Francis recorded “a clear improvement” in his health and had a second “quiet” night at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he is being treated with antibiotics for infectious bronchitis, Vatican sources revealed this Friday, adding that he must be given discharged in the next few days”.
The Vatican had already announced, on Thursday, that Jorge Bergoglio was improving and had already returned to work. However, the participation of Francisco in the acts of Holy Week is still uncertain, beginning with the Mass on Palm Sunday, April 2, which marks the beginning of the Holy Week celebrations.
The Pope, who has chronic health problems and uses a wheelchair due to pain in one of his knees, is hospitalized in the private room reserved for the popes, on the 10th floor of the Gemelli University Hospital, where John Paul II was interned several times during your papacy. Francisco underwent medical examinations this Wednesday after presenting “difficulties breathing” in the previous days. Tests showed he had a respiratory infection, forcing him to be hospitalized, a Holy See spokesman said.
On Twitter, the pontiff said Thursday that he was “moved by so many messages received” and thanked the “closeness and prayers.”
Among the messages sent in the last hours is that of the US president, Joe Biden, who is Catholic, and his wife, Jill.
“Jill and I keep Pope Francis in our prayers and send him our best wishes for his full and speedy recovery. The world needs Pope Francis,” Biden wrote on Twitter.
Source: TSF
