The health of papa Franciscowho is still convalescent after his double pneumonia, presented “slight improvements,” the Vatican announced on Friday, and suggested that the 88 -year -old pontiff could make a public appearance on Sunday.
“The Pope’s situation presents new light improvements in breathing, motor skills and voice use,” said the press service, also highlighting positive blood tests.
The doctors had warned that time would be needed for the Argentine Pope to recover the full use of his voice due to the damage to the respiratory muscles after his bilateral pneumonia, which endangered his life twice.
Jorge Bergoglio has not appeared in public since his return to the Vatican on March 23, after more than five weeks of hospitalization at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Although it is still convalescent, the press service He suggested that he could make an appearance during the traditional Sunday prayer of the Angelus, but in a “different modality.” The last public angel of the Pope was on February 9.
This prayer, recited by the Pope in public from a window of the Apostolic Palace with a view to the Plaza de San Pedro, is an occasion to comment on world news, but Since February 9, only one written version has been disseminated.
According to him Vaticanthe Pope, who is “of good mood” and “continues to work”, a religious ceremony of Lent held in the Pablo VI room of the Vatican by videoconference continued on Friday.
On Wednesday, the Mass held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the death of John Paul II also followed in the same way.
However, “it is still premature to speak” of the Pope’s participation, leader of the 1,400 million Catholics, in Easter celebrations, the most important party of the Christian calendar.
He Easter Sunday It falls this year on April 20.