Pope Francis’ condition over the last day “has shown further slight improvement,” the Holy See Press Office states in an update Wednesday evening Rome time.
A chest CT scan performed at Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday “showed a normal evolution of the pulmonary inflammatory picture,” the statement says. The mild kidney failure the pope has experienced “has receded.”
While the pope continues “high-flow oxygen therapy,” the statement says, he has not experienced any respiratory crises.
“While registering a slight improvement, the prognosis remains reserved,” the statement says.
Pope Francis received the Eucharist in the morning and “the afternoon was devoted to work activities,” the statement concludes.
