Tag: Gemelli Hospital
Pope thanks medical team that cared for him during hospitalisation
Pope Francis personally thanked the health care workers and medical staff who cared for him in Rome's Gemelli hospital for 38 days while he recovered from respiratory infections.
Pope knew he “might not make it,” physician says
For Pope Francis' medical team at Rome's Gemelli hospital, 28 February was the worst day
Pope’s return from hospital coincides with Vatican conference on aging
Even though its focus was mainly scientific, a Vatican-sponsored conference on aging and longevity could not ignore the ongoing convalescence of 88-year-old Pope Francis.
Pope returns to Vatican after long hospitalisation
Immediately before leaving Rome's Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia and infections, Pope Francis greeted hundreds of people who gathered outside the hospital 23 March.
Pope’s doctors report more improvement, but no date for his release
Pope Francis no longer needs the "noninvasive mechanical ventilation" he has used most nights since experiencing a breathing "crisis" 28 February, his doctors reported in a bulletin released by the Vatican press office 19 March.
King Charles, Queen Camilla hope to meet pope at Vatican in...
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla confirmed their plans to meet at the Vatican with Pope Francis in early April in an announcement 18 March.
Pope has reduced need for overnight supplemental oxygen, Vatican says
Pope Francis spent the night without a breathing mask, the Vatican press office said 18 March, indicating that his need for supplemental oxygen continues to diminish.
Improved condition means pope can briefly go without supplemental oxygen
Pope Francis has been able to spend brief moments of the day without any supplemental oxygen, which is yet another sign of the gradual improvement in his condition, the Vatican press office said.
Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalisation
For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalised in mid-February, the Vatican press office released a photograph of him 16 March; the image shows him concelebrating Mass that morning in the chapel of his suite of rooms at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
In the hospital, pope celebrates anniversary of election with cake
Pope Francis spent the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy undergoing physiotherapy at Rome's Gemelli hospital, but he was well enough to celebrate it in little ways.
Pope’s chest X-ray confirms his improvement, doctors say
Pope Francis' condition continues to be stable and a chest X-ray "confirmed the improvements recorded in the previous days," his doctors said, but without saying his double pneumonia had cleared up completely.
Papal anniversary: “Don’t forget to pray for me”
As Pope Francis prepared to spend the 12th anniversary of his election at Rome's Gemelli hospital, people at the Vatican and around the world were responding to his most frequent personal request.
