The 88 -year -old pontiff continues papal functions despite poor health, approved the reform of the church in the long term in its hospital room.
The Vatican has published the first image of Pope Francis since the 88 -year -old was admitted to the hospital last month for a double pneumonia.
The image, published on Sunday, shows Francis behind, facing an altar after celebrating the mass in a chapel at the hospital.
The Pope entered the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on February 14 with a serious respiratory infection that has required evolving treatment. It has not been seen in public since then.
The pontiff, which has been receiving oxygen throughout its treatment, seems to breathe on its own in the photo.
The journalists and the faithful have been asking for pictures of the Pope as the last image of Francis was published more than a month ago, a report from the Vatican said.
Since being hospitalized, the only other Pope’s sign has been Audio launched on March 6 When you could hear a fatigue Francis thanking all those who have prayed for their recovery.
As for his health, « the situation is still stable, » the report said, but is still within a « complex clinical image ».
This week’s doctors said that Francis was no longer in critical and later conditions. But they have continued to emphasize that their condition remained complex due to their age, lack of mobility and the loss of a part of a young man.
However, the Pope has continued to perform his duties. Saturday, Approved an implementation of three years and the process of evaluating a reform project that aims to make the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming and sensitive. The Vatican Office of the Bishop Synod launched a calendar until 2028 to implement the reforms and said that Francis had approved the calendar last week.
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