The emergency reported Saturday, when
Pope Francis suffered a respiratory crisis, is substantially
over after he spent a quiet night at the Policlinico Agostino
Gemelli Hospital, Vatican sources said on Sunday.
The pontiff, however, is continuing to receive high flows of
oxygen to help him breathe, they said.
The oxygen is administered through 'nostrils'.
More clinical tests were conducted on Sunday morning and a new
medical update will be released in the evening, the sources
said.
In the pontiff's Angelus address published as a written text
Sunday, he encouraged deacons to continue their service joyfully
and with love and expressed his gratitude to the doctors and
healthcare workers caring for him and for the patients in
hospital.
"I continue confidently with my stay at the Gemelli Polyclinic,
receiving the necessary treatment; and rest is also part of the
therapy!", said the pope.
"I sincerely thank the doctors and healthcare workers at this
hospital for the attention they are showing me" and "for the
dedication with which they carry out their service among the
sick", he concluded.
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