Editor’s Note: Pope Francis spent his day in an arm-chair, with oxygen administered through nasal tubes. We learn today, however, that he has begun “mobility therapy”. This seems to mean he got physio-therapy to teach him to walk properly or to exercise his legs which he has not done for some time. This implies that he has been immobile for the 20 days he has been in hospital, and that is not good for an elderly person, as it can cause wounds to form on the skin, on the underside of the body.

He continues to use a mask and ventilation machine at night. His condition is described as stable, which means he is not improving in any measurable way, regarding his pneumonia or poly-microbic infection.

However, as the Vatican still is embargoing all photographs of Pope Francis in hospital, nothing these press releases say can be confirmed. And that, after 20 days, is highly suspicious.

You can read the Italian original of the Press Release by clicking the image above, or an English translation by Google, here.