梵蒂冈新闻办公室周日公布了一张教皇方济各在罗马盖梅利医院私人礼拜堂的照片,他继续在那里接受治疗.
照片显示88岁的教皇坐在祭坛前的轮椅上。
这是教皇自2月14日入院并被诊断为双侧肺炎以来发布的第一张照片。
据梵蒂冈新闻办公室罗马教廷称,这张照片是在教皇位于盖梅利的10层公寓的私人礼拜堂里拍摄的。
梵蒂冈新闻办公室称教皇周日没有访客。
根据梵蒂冈的说法,教皇继续进行呼吸和运动理疗,“并从中受益”。
梵蒂冈称,教皇周日也“做了一点工作”。
周日是教皇住院的第31天。
梵蒂冈新闻办公室此前发布了教皇3月6日的录音,该录音在当天圣彼得广场举行的念珠仪式开始时播放。
“我从心底里感谢你为我的健康从广场上祈祷,我从这里陪你。愿上帝保佑你,圣母保佑你。谢谢,”教皇在用西班牙语录制的声明中说。
Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization
The Vatican press office released a photo of Pope Francis on Sunday in a private chapel of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he continuesto receive treatment.
The photo shows the 88-year-old pontiff seated in his wheelchair in front of an altar.
It is the first photo released of the pope since he entered the hospital on Feb. 14 and was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia.
The photo was taken in the private chapel of the pope's 10-floor apartment in Gemelli, according to the Holy See, the Vatican's press office.
The Vatican press office said the pope had no visitors on Sunday.
The pope continued with respiratory and motor physiotherapy and "benefitted from it," according to the Vatican.
The pope also "did a bit of work" on Sunday, according to the Vatican.
Sunday marked the 31st day the pope has been in the hospital.
The Vatican press office previously released an audio recording of the pope made on March 6, which was broadcast that day at the start of the rosary held in St. Peter's Square.
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here. May God bless you and the Virgin protect you. Thank you," the pope said in the recorded statement made in Spanish.