The Pope had a quiet night during his hospitalisation

The Holy See Press Centre announced at 8.27 a.m. on Saturday 8 March that Pope Francis had spent a quiet night and was still resting.

As for the Pope's clinical condition, according to announcement of Friday 7 March doctors consider the situation stable, but the overall picture remains complex. Determining the prognosis will take time.

The Pope's condition is stable within a complex overall picture, having spent the day resting and praying

The Holy See Press Centre reported yesterday on the Pope's condition: Therapies are continuing, and this morning Pope Francis prayed for about twenty minutes in the chapel on the tenth floor of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, then performed some activities during the day. An update on medical information will be available tomorrow.

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized at the Gemelli Clinic since February 14, spent today, March 7, resting and praying. Information on the condition of the Pope, who continues to receive therapies, including respiratory physiotherapy, alternating non-invasive mechanical ventilation at night with high-flow oxygenation during the day using nasal cannulae, was provided by the Holy See Press Centre.

This morning the Pope gathered for about twenty minutes in the small chapel of the Papal Suite on the 10th floor of the Gemelli Hospital for private prayer. During the day, he continued his work activities.

As for the clinical situation, doctors consider the situation stable, but the overall picture remains complex. The prognosis remains cautious. Tonight, as announced in yesterday's announcement, there will be no medical bulletin published "in view of the stability of the clinical picture". New medical information will be issued tomorrow, Saturday 8 March.

The Holy See press centre reported this morning that Pope Francis had spent a quiet night and that he woke up shortly after 8am. The director, Matteo Bruni, stressed that the Pope himself had wanted an audio transmission of his voice to be heard at the beginning of the Rosary in St Peter's Square last night: a token of thanks for the many prayers and expressions of affection he had received during his 22 days of hospitalization.

The prayer of the Rosary continues tonight and the twelfth meeting will be led by Cardinal Lazar Ju Hung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, from 9 pm.

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