Pope Francis had ‘peaceful night’ in hospital, will skip Sunday noon blessing while continuing recovery

The Vatican confirmed aboriginal Sunday that Pope Francis is "still resting pursuing a peaceful night" arsenic helium continues his betterment from treble pneumonia. 

The Vatican said Saturday that Francis’ aesculapian information "remained unchangeable with respiratory physiotherapy alternating betwixt non-invasive mechanical ventilation and agelong periods of supplemental high-flow oxygenation with a bully effect to state exchange." 

He had nary fever oregon signs of elevated achromatic humor cells, which would awesome his assemblage was inactive warring an infection.

Doctors connected Saturday reported that Francis was successful unchangeable condition, with nary notation of him being critical, and signaled erstwhile again continued improvement. Their upbeat appraisal came a time aft a respiratory situation that resulted successful him being enactment connected noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

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Pope Francis waves from the cardinal loggia of St. Peter's basilica during the Easter 'Urbi et Orbi' connection and blessing to the City and the World arsenic portion of the Holy Week celebrations, successful the Vatican connected March 31, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi/Pool/AFP/Getty)

Doctors were cautious however, and kept his prognosis arsenic guarded – meaning helium wasn't retired of danger. He was eating and drinking and continued his respiratory physiotherapy, and spent 20 minutes successful his backstage chapel down the hallway connected Saturday, the Vatican said.

Nuns commune for Pope Francis successful beforehand of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, wherever the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb.14, successful Rome, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The 88-year-old pope had a "good response" successful his state speech levels adjacent during the "long periods" helium was disconnected the ventilator disguise and lone utilizing high-flow supplemental oxygen, the Vatican said.

For the 3rd play successful a row, Francis canceled the assignment delivering the Angelus supplication astatine noon Sunday. The Vatican alternatively planned to administer the prepared substance arsenic Francis continued his recovery.

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The pope, who had portion of 1 lung removed arsenic a young man, has lung illness and was admitted to Gemelli connected Feb. 14 aft a bout of bronchitis worsened and turned into a analyzable pneumonia successful some lungs.

A pistillate takes pictures arsenic it rains successful St Peter's Square astatine The Vatican, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Francis' hospitalization has travel arsenic the Vatican is marking its Holy Year, drafting pilgrims to Rome from each over. They are walking done the Holy Door astatine St. Peter's Basilica and besides making pilgrimages to the hilltop Umbrian municipality of Assisi, to commune astatine the location of Francis' namesake, St. Francis.

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Francis was expected to person presided Saturday implicit a Holy Year assemblage successful the Vatican's auditorium for the unit of the Gemelli infirmary and different healthcare workers. They came arsenic planned and completed the pilgrimage, portion Francis continued his betterment astatine the hospital.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.