On Wednesday, April 16, Pope Francis met with nearly 70 people from Gemelli Polyclinica, the Catholic University and the Health and Hygiene Directorate of the Vatican State. The meeting lasted about 20 minutes. The Press Office of the Holy See informs that this is his first official audience since leaving the hospital in the second half of March – the Pope spent 38 days at the Gemella Clinic.
The Holy Father thanked for the help of medical staff and reported that he was praying for them. He also asked for prayer for him. “Thank you for your service in the hospital, very good, keep it up!” – he said.
Health of Pope Francis. Easter in question
Yesterday the Vatican reported that the health of Pope Francis improves “especially in terms of physical fitness, breathing and voice.” “The Holy Father is increasingly using oxygen administered; high -flow oxygen therapy is rarely used and only for therapeutic purposes, mainly in the evenings, and when the need occurs,” it was announced in a message.
The Holy See also wrote about Easter. “It remains to be questioned whether the Holy Father will take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the Paschal Triduum,” reads. His participation in the rituals of Holy Week is to depend, among others from the weather.
