Doctors remove 'mechanical' ventilator from Pope, who is improving

March 2 (UPI) -- Doctors person removed mechanical breathing assistance from Pope Francis arsenic the pontiff continues to retrieve from a respiratory corruption that enactment him successful the infirmary successful captious condition, the Vatican announced Sunday.

"Today, too, the Holy Father's objective information has remained stable," the Vatican announced successful a statement. The Pope has not required non-invasive mechanical ventilation, but lone supplemental high-flow oxygenation. He does not person a fever."

The connection added that portion the pontiff is improving, his prognosis remains "guarded." Francis slept good overnight and participated successful Sunday Mass, according to a abstracted merchandise describing the Mass.

"I consciousness successful my bosom the "blessing" that is hidden wrong frailty, due to the fact that it is precisely successful these moments that we larn adjacent much to spot successful the Lord; astatine the aforesaid time, I convey God for giving maine the accidental to stock successful assemblage and tone the information of truthful galore sick and suffering people," the Pope said wrote to parishioners.

"I would similar to convey you for the prayers, which emergence up to the Lord from the hearts of truthful galore faithful from galore parts of the world: I consciousness each your affection and closeness and, astatine this peculiar time, I consciousness arsenic if I americium "carried" and supported by each God's people. Thank you all!

Francis added that helium is praying for his parishioners and for the victims successful the war-torn areas of Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan and Kivu.

He had a abrupt respiratory contented connected Friday which prompted interest among his aesculapian team.

"In a analyzable representation determination tin beryllium crises similar the 1 helium had connected Friday," Vatican sources told CNN said Sunday, adding that helium is backmost to receiving precocious flows of oxygen done chemoreceptor cannulas.

The Pope, 88, has been hospitalized with breathing problems caused by treble pneumonia since Feb. 14th. The Vatican said helium has eaten well and done progressive respiratory therapy connected a regular basis.