Pope Francis will have to learn to speak again after treatment, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez told Reuters.
“The pope feels well, but oxygen therapy dries everything out. He needs to learn to speak again, but overall his physical condition is the same as before,“ the priest said.
He also denied reports that the pontiff was planning to abdicate.
Earlier, the Vatican released the first photo of Pope Francis in hospital since he was admitted in February with double pneumonia. The photo was taken as the pope celebrated Mass in the chapel with other priests.