Pope Francis continues to rest in the hospital when the Holy Year of the Vatican continues without it

Pope Francis He stayed in the hospital on Saturday, recovering from double pneumonia when the Holy Year of the Vatican was held without him.

“The night went quietly, the pope is resting,” the Vatican said on Saturday morning.

It has now been three weeks since Francis, 88, has been taken to Rome Hospital twin On February 14, after a week’s attack, bronchitis deteriorated. Doctors initially diagnosed a complex viral, bacterial and fungal infection of the respiratory tract, and later the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.

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Pope Francis Waves from the Central Loggia Basilica of St. Peter during the Easter message “Urbi et Orbi” and blessings for the city and the world within the Holy Saints in the Vatican on March 31, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi/Pool/AFP/Getty)

The Pontiff’s condition stabilized after acute respiratory crises.

The Vatican continued its anniversary celebrations, the Holy Year, which took place in every quarter, which leads pilgrims from all over the world to Rome. The Holy Year celebrates volunteers this weekend, and many continue the pilgrimage to pray for Francis outside the hospital.

Pope Francis Waves from his mobile pope after the weekly Angelas prayers, on St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on October 20, 2024. (Filippo Monteforme/AFP/Getty)

Canadian Cardinal Michael Cervine will preside over Mass of Holy Year Sunday for volunteers.

On Friday, he spent 20 minutes in the chapel Hemli in the Hemli Hospital, praying and working between rest, breathing and physiotherapy, the Vatican said.

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On August 23, 2023, Pope Francis attended his weekly audience in the Pope Paul VI hall. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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The Pope uses high flow of extra oxygen to help it breathe in the afternoon and non -infective mechanical ventilation mask.

Earlier this week, Francis, who had a chronic pulmonary disease and was removed part of one lung when he was younger, suffered acute respiratory failure and subjected to bronchoscopy in suction mucus from the lungs.

The Associate Press has contributed to this report.