{"id":111692,"date":"2025-03-10T08:03:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/pope-meets-key-vatican-officials-amid-slight-improvements\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:03:48","slug":"pope-meets-key-vatican-officials-amid-slight-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/pope-meets-key-vatican-officials-amid-slight-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope meets key Vatican officials amid slight improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VATICAN, Mar 10 \u2014 Vatican has reported a slight improvement in Pope Francis\u2019 health with the Holy See Press Office saying he participated in key activities on Sunday including a meeting with his Secretary of State.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Press Office said the Pope undertook \u201cSpiritual Exercises of the Roman Curia via video link from Gemelli Hospital\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Pope took part in a session led by the Preacher of the Papal Household, Fr. Roberto Pasolini, on Sunday afternoon in the Paul VI Hall.<\/p>\n<p>In the morning, the Pope received a visit from Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and the Substitute for the Secretariat of State, Archbishop Edgar Pe\u00f1a Parra.<\/p>\n<p>He also attended Mass with his aides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pope continued his therapy, as well as respiratory and motor physiotherapy. He is following the prescribed diet, which now includes solid foods,\u201d Vatican News reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis condition appears stable, with slight gradual improvements, as stated in Saturday evening\u2019s medical bulletin. However, the overall situation remains complex, prompting doctors to maintain a guarded prognosis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the high-flow oxygenation with nasal cannulas during the day, the Pope will again transition to non-invasive mechanical ventilation, as planned, Vatican reported.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the Pope had released the text of his Angelus address, in which he thanked the doctors and nurses caring for him.<\/p>\n<p>He also prayed for the many people around the world who are enduring illness, saying those who care for them are signs of the Lord\u2019s presence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring my prolonged hospitalization here,\u201d he said, \u201cI too experience the thoughtfulness of service and the tenderness of care, in particular from the doctors and healthcare workers, whom I thank from the bottom of my heart.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VATICAN, Mar 10 \u2014 Vatican has reported a slight improvement in Pope Francis\u2019 health with the Holy See Press Office saying he participated in key activities on Sunday including a meeting with his Secretary of State. The Press Office said the Pope undertook \u201cSpiritual Exercises of the Roman Curia via video link from Gemelli Hospital\u201d. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}