Francisco spent a «quiet night» and spread his first audio message from the hospital

He Pope Francis One passed «Quiet night» At the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, the Vatican. The Pontiff is hospitalized since February 14 due to bronchitis that resulted in pneumonia.

During the night of yesterday, the Argentine Pope He spread an audio message, the first since his hospitalization, in which he thanked the prayers of the faithful for his recovery.

«I appreciate with all my heart the prayers that do for my health from the square, I accompany you from here. May God bless you and let the Virgin take care of them. Thank you, ”said Francisco in the recording, issued at the beginning of the Night rosary in the Plaza de San Pedroan initiative that began on February 24 to ask for your health.

The Vatican said Thursday that the Pope’s condition is maintained «stable»without new respiratory crises. «The clinical conditions of the Holy Father remained stable with respect to the previous days,» said the medical part.

In a sign of progress, doctors announced that They will not broadcast another medical bulletin until Saturdaygiven that the clinical picture remains unsect.

From its hospitalization, Francisco He did not make public appearances or disseminated his images. In his written message on Sunday, on the occasion of the Angelushe thanked the faithful again for their prayers.

Earl this week, the Pope suffered Two episodes of acute respiratory failurewhich forced to resort to Non -invasive mechanical ventilationa procedure that uses a facial mask to facilitate breathing.

At the moment, Just receive ventilation during the night And, during the day, oxygen through a small nasal cannula, according to the Vatican.

The tone of the reports was more optimistic in recent daysalthough doctors still maintain «Reserved forecast». Francisco alternates his day between rest, prayer and some workin addition to respiratory and motor physiotherapy sessions.

It is important to mention that the Pope suffered several health problems in recent years, including Pleuresia in his youthwhich led to the removal of part of a lung. Also, face Difficulties to walk and went through Colon surgeries and abdomen.

Concerns about your future and Easter

Francisco has already been absent on Wednesday of the ashes imposition mass, which marks the beginning of the Lentand it is still unknown if you can participate in the celebrations of Passoverthe most important holiday of the Catholic calendar.

The Pontiff several times ruled out the possibility of give up, as did your predecessor Benedict XVI In 2013.

AFP