Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican has said, adding that the 88-year-old’s clinical conditions were “improving” after more than one month in hospital.
The Pope has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since 14 February suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, but the Vatican has reported recent progress after earlier worries that his life could be at risk.
“The Holy Father’s clinical conditions are confirmed to be improving,” wrote the Vatican in a medical bulletin, which it is now publishing only sporadically, instead of daily, due to his improved health.
He has “suspended non-invasive mechanical ventilation and also reduced the…