Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say

Pope Francis’s condition has improved sufficiently, and on Sunday will be released from a hospital in Rome and sent to the Vatican for at least two months, and the doctors said on Saturday evening.

They added that both lungs are so heavy in pneumonia, he said that he was heavily in danger of his life twice.

Doctors said the Pope’s condition was stable over the past two weeks and has repelled the most dangerous infections, but not least dangerous to rest in peace.

Requires therapy and oxygen because before restoring its ordinary schedule, it is normal for patients healed from pneumonia. People not meet with large groups, small children and people with other sources of infection.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the leader of the medical group that took care of the Pope, said they want the pope to go home.

“He was very happy,” said Dr. Alfieri.

He prays for the Pope’s recovery for the Catholics in the world and was led by cardinals from February 25 A night rosary prayer Hundreds of loyal every night in St. Peter Square.

Pope Francis was accepted To hospital on February 14 With a bronchitis that develops in pneumonia in both lungs, which is ink with the infection of a microbial tract. Doctors did not threw words when they held a Press conference at Gemelli Hospital on February 21He warns “not outside the danger” for his age and chronic pulmonary disease.

For several weeks, Francis has a condition of a situation with a bronchial spasm, which causes asthmatic respiratory crisis, initial, moderate kidney failure and a cough compliance. Alternatively used non-irvasive mechanical ventilation in night by high-flow oxygen therapy during the day.

On March 10, the Vatican said that the Pope’s francy has already improved to prevent pneumonia and other infections, but will require more days in patient treatment. Slowly reduced the use of oxygen therapy.

Gave the Vatican last Sunday Pope’s first picture Because he entered the hospital and announced Saturday, Francis may appear in the balcony of Gemelli to bless Angelus tomorrow.

Francis was already brittle. There was part of a lung as a young man, and in recent years, in recent years, use a wheelchair or a cane to move around a number of health problems. Was hospitalized with Bronchitis in 2023and again a few months later Go through abdominal surgery For a hernia Colon Surgery There was in 2021.

Francis often struggled with bronchitis in the winter months, but did not stop the pope To keep a sad schedule A few weeks ago, a few weeks ago, strengthening the 2025th anniversary, a faith in a century, traffic jam and forgiveness.