Pope Francis remains in a “critical” state, but “he did not present further respiratory crisis,” the Vatican said in a statement on Sunday.
It still receives high -flow oxygen therapy and is subjected to blood transfusions.
He also had “mild” kidney problems, but “he is still awake and well -oriented,” the statement said.
The Pope was admitted to the Gemelli Rome Hospital on February 14 after he had difficulty breathing for several days, where he was first treated with bronchitis before he was diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.
The new statement comes after the Vatican said on Saturday that the Pope had a respiratory crisis and was in a “critical” condition.
Earlier on Sunday, the Pope issued a statement asking Catholics to pray for him after he fails to bring out the traditional prayer of Angelus after the other week.
The Vatican’s statement on Sunday says that in the morning the Pope “participated in Holy Mass, along with those who care about him during these days.”
The Pope is especially sensitive to pneumonia, lung infections that can cause bacteria, viruses or fungi after contracting the pleuris as a young man and undergoing a partial removal of the lungs.
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was admitted to the hospital several times during his 12-year term, including bronchitis treatment at the same hospital in March 2023.
From Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Latin American, and the first Jesuit to lead the Roman Catholic Church.
