The Pope’s Health on Thursday, March 13: A Cake in Hospital to Celebrate Twelve Tears of Pontificate

In the afternoon, the Pope followed the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia on video-link with Paul VI Hall. Then his respiratory therapy was renewed.

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(ZENIT News / Rome, 13.03.2025).- Pope Francis spent the 12th anniversary of his election as Pope in hospital, completing 27 days of hospitalization. In the afternoon, the medical staff of the Gemelli Polyclinic brought a cake with candles to his room, to celebrate the anniversary of his election.

In the afternoon, he also followed the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia on video-link with Paul VI Hall. Then his respiratory therapy was renewed.

The Holy Father continues alternating non-invasive mechanical ventilation at night with high-flow oxygenation with nasal cannulas during the day. The clinical situation continues to be stable in a complex picture. A new medical bulletin is expected on Friday afternoon, March 14.

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Jorge Enrique Mújica

Licenciado en filosofía por el Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, de Roma, y “veterano” colaborador de medios impresos y digitales sobre argumentos religiosos y de comunicación. En la cuenta de Twitter: https://twitter.com/web_pastor, habla de Dios e internet y Church and media: evangelidigitalización."

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