Pope Francis In recent days, he responds well to treatment and has shown “gradual, small improvement”, the Vatican said on Saturday, as it remains double pneumonia in the hospital.

The 88-year-old Pope, who has a chronic lung disease, has one of the lungs, remains stable, without a good level of heat and oxygen during a few days, doctors report the Vatican statement. However, they said that his forecast is maintained, considering that he is still not in danger.

Doctors say such stability is “as a result of a good response to therapy.” For the first time, doctors reported that Francis responded positively to the treatment of complex lung infection, which was diagnosed on February 14.

The patriarch worked and rested on Saturday, when he entered his fourth week at Gemelli Hospital, the situation stabilized several heated breaths during the following week.

“In order to record these preliminary improvements in the coming days, his doctors carefully preserve the forecast as protected,” the statement said.

Francis uses high flows of extra oxygen to help him breathe in the day and the night untreated mechanical ventilation mask.

Thursday evening Francisco sound First heard by the public for the first time As he was taken to hospital. The message of the players in the Rome Polyclinic Hospital in Rome Polyclinic in Rome, who pray for him in St. Peter's Square of Holy Peter.

“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for prayers for my health,” he said in a statement.

The fact that Francis was able to speak to recording the message was a hopeful sign, but his unhealthy could be heard in recording. Francis sound sounded weak and respiratory.