Pope Francis has resumed high-flow
oxygen therapy as he battles pneumonia in a Rome hospital,
Vatican sources said Wednesday.
Francis this morning resumed respiratory therapy and returned to
high-flow oxygen therapy, administered through nosepieces,
instead of mechanical ventilation with the mask that had been
used at night, they said.
Today too there are no indications, at least for now, that the
Pontiff will return to work.
He has not received any visitors and, again for now, none are
planned, the sources said.
There is no news at the moment about the state of the pneumonia
that has struck Francis, they said.
But the indication from the doctors last night, namely that the
Pope is stable despite a complex picture with a guarded
prognosis, indicates a normal evolution of a treated pneumonia
for which time is needed.
The Holy See Press Office released the text of the catechesis
that the Pope had prepared for this morning's general audience.
The Pontiff once again speaks about Jesus' childhood, saying
that it will be the last catechesis on the subject.
In particular, the Gospel passage at the center of the
reflection is that of the finding of Jesus in the temple. "Like
Mary and Joseph, full of hope, let us also follow the footsteps
of the Lord, who does not allow himself to be contained by our
schemes and allows himself to be found not so much in a place,
but in the response of love to the tender divine paternity, a
response of love that is filial life," we read in the text that
was prepared for the usual general audience on Wednesday.
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the
Causes of Saints, will preside over the rosary this evening at
9:00 pm in St. Peter's Square for the health of the Pope,
announced the Vatican press office.
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