Pope Francis is in a good mood, also
because he is feeling better, and is able to talk with the
people around him, Vatican sources said on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile the Vatican Press Office said the pontiff on Tuesday
resumed his therapies, both pharmacological and respiratory and
motor physiotherapy.
He also continued to follow the Lenten spiritual exercises "in
communion" with the Curia on video.
Earlier, the press office said the pontiff had another "restful
night" in Rome's Gemelli hospital.
On Monday the Vatican said the pope's prognosis was 'dissolved'
in a key step forward as he battles bilateral pneumonia.
It came after more than three weeks in which the prognosis had
been "guarded".
Doctors said the 88-year-old Argentine pontiff, who was admitted
to Gemelli on February 14, still requires hospital treatment.
"Given the complexity of the Pope's clinical picture and the
severe infection present at the time of hospitalization, it will
still be necessary to continue pharmacological treatment in a
hospital setting for a period of time," it said.
No medical bulletin is set to be issued on Tuesday evening as
the Vatican Press Office will be in charge of providing possible
updates late in the afternoon.
A new press briefing with the medical staff treating the pontiff
"is possible but not imminent", the Vatican sources also said.
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