Pope Francis rested well after overcoming setback from respiratory crisis

Pope Francis rested good aft overcoming a setback successful his betterment caused by a respiratory crisis, arsenic helium remains successful the infirmary recovering from treble pneumonia.

"The pope rested good each night," the Vatican said Monday morning.

Francis, 88, is successful unchangeable condition, is disconnected mechanical ventilation and helium shows nary denotation of caller corruption pursuing a respiratory situation that happened precocious past week.

The pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital connected Feb. 14 aft a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened. Doctors archetypal diagnosed the analyzable viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract corruption and subsequently the onset of pneumonia successful some lungs.

POPE FRANCIS OFF MECHANICAL VENTILATOR, HAS NO FEVER OR SIGNS OF INFECTION: VATICAN

Pope Francis waves from his popemobile aft the play Angelus prayers, astatine Saint Peter's Square successful the Vatican connected October 20, 2024. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty)

Doctors said the pope spent each time Sunday without utilizing the noninvasive mechanical ventilation disguise that pumps oxygen into his lungs that helium utilized aft a breathing situation connected Friday. Francis continued to person precocious travel supplemental oxygen done a nasal tube.

The respiratory situation connected Friday led to concerns astir a caller lung corruption since Francis inhaled immoderate vomit. Doctors aspirated it and said they needed 24 to 48 hours to find if determination was immoderate caller infection.

On Sunday, the doctors said Francis remained stable, did not person a fever and showed nary signs of an infection, which suggests helium had flooded the respiratory crisis.

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Pope Francis attends a wide astatine the Esplanade of Tasitolu successful Dili, East Timor, connected September 10, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi/Pool/AFP/Getty)

But the pope's prognosis remained guarded, meaning helium was not retired of danger.

Francis again missed his play noon blessing. The Vatican alternatively distributed a connection the pope wrote, thanking his doctors for their attraction and well-wishers for their prayers.

In his message, helium besides prayed for bid successful Ukraine and elsewhere.

"From here, warfare appears adjacent much absurd," Francis said.

Francis said helium was living his hospitalization arsenic an acquisition of profound solidarity with radical who are sick and suffering astir the world.

Pope Francis is helped by his adjutant Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, left, arsenic helium walks with a cane to his play wide assemblage successful St. Peter's Square astatine The Vatican connected June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

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"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," Francis said successful the text. "At 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."

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski presided implicit the evening Rosary prayer successful St. Peter's Square connected Sunday nighttime astatine the Vatican.

"Let america commune unneurotic with the full religion for the wellness of the Holy Father Francis," Krajewski said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.