Pope Francis is “in good humor” and “receives much affection” from people worldwide, the Vatican spokesman said on April 1.
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Pope Francis shares his own health update: I am experiencing healing, in my soul and body
Pope Francis shared that he is experiencing “healing,” specifically “in my soul and my body,” as he reaches the eighth day of the minimum two-month period of rest and convalescence prescribed by his doctors.
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Pope Francis’ breathing and speech continue to improve from the Vatican
Pope Francis continues to be in stable condition and has registered improvements in both breathing and speech, the Vatican said on March 28.
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Pope Francis’ doctor reveals ‘we had to choose’ whether to ‘let him go’ during breathing crisis
In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Pope Francis’ lead doctor described in some detail the two critical situations where the pope came close to death.
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Pope Francis returns to the Vatican to continue his recovery
Pope Francis is back home in the Vatican after spending 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where was treated for double pneumonia and survived two crises where his life was in danger.
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Pope Francis will return home to the Vatican tomorrow
Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, but he must continue the therapies and observe “a period of rest and convalescence for at least two months,” his doctors said.
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Pope Francis will greet and bless supporters from his hospital window tomorrow
Supporters will see Pope Francis for the first time since Feb. 14 as he intends to appear at the window of his suite at Gemelli Hospital.
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Cardinal Fernandez talks Pope Francis’ emotional state and what to expect in this ‘new phase’ of his papacy
“I can say that it has certainly been a very hard time for him, this month, for him who loves to give himself entirely, to be there in the hospital bed without being able to help others,” Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández said.
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Doctors: Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical ventilation, lung infection is ‘under control’
Pope Francis is now on his 35th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, in stable condition and slowly but surely recovering from pneumonia in both lungs.
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Doctors give upbeat report on Pope Francis
Today, March 19, was a positive day for Pope Francis according to the latest medical report from his doctors in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which the Vatican released at 7 p.m. this evening.