PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Pope Francis was released from a Rome hospital on Sunday, March 23 after a five-week stay during which he battled a life-threatening case of double pneumonia. The Holy Father appeared on the balcony of his hospital suite at Gemelli Hospital just prior to his release. Pope Francis did not deliver his weekly […]
Pope Francis no longer needs the “noninvasive mechanical ventilation” he has used most nights since experiencing a breathing “crisis” Feb. 28, his doctors reported in a bulletin released by the Vatican press office March 19.
Pope Francis is suffering from a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract,” test results revealed Feb. 17, “which required a further modification of his therapy,” a Vatican medical bulletin said.
Public criticism by cardinals and bishops is annoying — “like a rash that bothers you a bit,” Pope Francis said — but differences need to be aired and criticism can be helpful, he told the Associated Press.
