Pope Francis had a ‘tranquil night’ and now sits upright as he continues to treat pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said.
The pope88, which remains in a critical but stable condition was in hospital Since February 14.
Doctors said he was not out of danger but that he did not have it Any further breathing problems Since Saturday.
The Vatican said on Wednesday that the pope had a ‘quiet night and rest’, adding that he was sitting in his armchair.
Officials said they hoped to have information later on the results of a CT scan taken Tuesday to investigate the status of its complex lung infection.
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Behind the scenes in the Vatican
Pilgrims descended at Gemelli Hospital in Rome to be closer to Pope Francis.
They lit candles and left him cards and gifts in the statue of St. John Paul II near the entrance.
On Wednesday, a group of 50 pilgrims from the Spanish island of Menorca visited and said they wanted to be as close as possible to him.
Crowd met outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday. Pic: ap
Pilgrims pray for the pope. Photo: Reuters
Candles, flowers and other gifts were laid out of hospital. Pic: ap
“If a family has someone who is sick, it is very important that they are surrounded, it is necessary that everyone is close to them, and all the people of God are the pope nearby,” says Bishop Gerardo Villalonga, leading the group .
On Tuesday night, believers from Francis’s homeland gathered in the Argentine Church of Rome for a special mass.
Worshipers at the Argentine Church of Rome for a special mass Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
The believers of the Pope’s homeland in the Santa Maria Addolorata church in Rome said. Photo: Reuters
The rector of the church, Rev. Fernando Laguna, said he hoped that the pope could feel the embrace of the community’s prayer of the hospital where he recovered.
“I can’t go to Gemelli, because for him to recover, he has to be isolated,” he said.
“I know that I embrace him and that he embraces me when I pray. And now I want to embrace the pope. ‘
Francis continued to work out of the hospital, and announced some important government decisions on Tuesday suggesting that he is doing essential work and looking forward.
