Pope Francis no longer dependent on mechanical breathing assistance as condition improves: Vatican

Pope Francis’s information continued to amended Wednesday and helium hasn't needed to usage the noninvasive mechanical ventilation to assistance him respire astatine night, the Vatican said.

The 88-year-old pontiff is besides reducing his reliance connected high-flow supplemental oxygen during the day, the Vatican said successful a aesculapian bulletin. His treble pneumonia infection, portion not wholly eliminated, is nether control, the Holy See property bureau said.

Francis celebrated Mass connected Wednesday, which is an important feast time for the Catholic Church and is the day of his installation arsenic pope 12 years ago.

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Francis has been astatine Rome’s Gemelli infirmary since Feb. 14 for a analyzable lung corruption that turned into pneumonia successful some lungs.

Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are laid successful beforehand of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, successful Rome, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, wherever the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

For 2 nights successful a row, helium hasn't needed to usage the mechanical ventilation mask, and doctors said its usage had been "suspended."

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The Vatican is besides again reducing its aesculapian updates arsenic Francis dilatory continues his recovery, with the adjacent 1 not expected earlier Monday.