Recovery of Speech for Pope Francis Possible in Short Time:

Rome: Pope Francis should be able to recover his ability to speak properly after a month fighting pneumonia in a relatively short time, his medical team at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital said Saturday.

According to Ansa News Agency, “It is difficult to say when it will take for the Pope to regain his speech, but looking at the improvements that have occurred, recovery is possible in a short time,” said Dr. Luigi Carbone, the Pope’s medical representative in the Vatican during the press briefing.

“When a patient has an infection of this type and has been in such a serious condition, further progress is at home,” added Prof. Sergio Alfieri, head of the Gemelli team. “The hospital is the worst place to continue convalescence because it is the place where infections are most likely to occur.”