Pope Francis To Be Released From Hospital After 5 Weeks On Sunday

<p><strong>Pope Francis Health Update:</strong> Pope Francis will be released from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday after spending 38 days battling double pneumonia, doctors said, as reported by Vatican News.</p>
<p>The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that caused pneumonia in both lungs.</p>
<p>Speaking to media on Saturday, Doctor Sergio Alfieri, head of the Gemelli Hospital medical team, said, &ldquo;The good news the world and everyone is waiting for is that tomorrow the Holy Father will be discharged. Tomorrow he will return to Santa Marta.”</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Doctor Sergio Alfieri, head of the Gemelli Hospital medical team, stated: &ldquo;The good news the world and everyone is waiting for is that tomorrow the Holy Father will be discharged. Tomorrow he will return to Santa Marta.&rdquo;<br /><br />For the full story:<a href=”https://t.co/T6kJT3unXK”>https://t.co/T6kJT3unXK</a> <a href=”https://t.co/pTEFZR4LlO”>pic.twitter.com/pTEFZR4LlO</a></p>
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<p>During his hospitalization, the pope experienced two ‘very critical episodes’ in which his ‘life was in danger’, Alfieri said, and added that he was given non-invasive mechanical ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy, but he was never intubated and was always alert and oriented.</p>
<p>Alfieri told reporters that the bilateral pneumonia has been successfully treated, but time is needed for a complete recovery. Francis will need two months of rest at the Vatican, during which he will continue to receive medical care, the surgeon said.</p>
<p>The pope&rsquo;s personal physician, Doctor Sergio Carbone, stated that the decision to discharge Francis follows steady and rapid medical improvements in his clinical condition and the lifting of the prognosis.</p>
<h2>Pope’s Audio Message</h2>
<p>Earlier in March, Francis released his first audio message since being hospitalised and thanked people for their prayers.</p>
<p>Pope’s message, which was in his native Spanish, was recorded from the hospital and, was broadcast to the faithful in St. Peter&rsquo;s Square who had gathered for the nightly recitation of the rosary prayer.</p>
<p>In a feeble and breathless voice, Francis said, “I thank you with all my heart for the prayers you offer for my health from [St. Peter&rsquo;s] Square. I accompany you from here.” He added, “May God bless you, and may the Virgin protect you. Thank you”, Vatican News reported.</p>
<p>Francis, who has been pope since 2013, has suffered bouts of ill health in the past two years. He is particularly prone to lung infections because he developed pleurisy as a young adult and had part of one lung removed.</p>
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