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Pope Francis’ health continues to improve and he no longer needs mechanical ventilation at night

Pope Francis’ state of health continues to “improve” and the non-invasive mechanical ventilation he used at night at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he has been admitted for 34 days, has been suspended, the Vatican reported on Wednesday.
“It is confirmed that the clinical conditions of the Holy Father are improving,” it is indicated in the last medical report, in which it is also pointed out that the pope “suspended non-invasive mechanical ventilation and also reduced the need for high-flow oxygen therapy,” with nasal cannulas.
Likewise, “progress in motor and respiratory physiotherapy continues,” the statement said.
In its statement, the Vatican revealed that Francisco, 88 years old and who has been admitted to the Gemelli since February 14, concelebrated the mass this morning, on the feast of St. Joseph, in which Father’s Day is celebrated in many countries.
This Tuesday, Vatican sources had revealed that Francisco, 88 years old and with chronic respiratory problems, managed to sleep the night before in the hospital without resorting to non-invasive mechanical ventilation, that is, without the oxygen mask.
This is a “good step” that must be interpreted with “prudence”, because their doctors insist that their clinical conditions are still “complex within stability,” they added.
Francisco is hospitalized because of bilateral pneumonia and, after going through four difficult crises during his hospitalization, in recent weeks he has experienced a slow and gradual improvement and is no longer in “imminent danger.”
Given the “stability” of the pope, the Gemelli doctors have decided to report after several days, when they can give more details, and the previous medical report dates back to last Saturday, when it was indicated that “the clinical conditions of the Holy Father remain stable, confirming the outstanding evolution in the last week.”
He added that although Francisco “stils requires hospital medical treatment, motor and respiratory physiotherapy,” “he shows additional and gradual improvements.”
International
MPV Denounces Electoral Blockade as Secretary-General is Disqualified for May Elections

The anti-Chavista party Movement for Venezuela (MPV) denounced on Monday that it was “prevented” from submitting its candidates for the regional and legislative elections on May 25, elections rejected by opposition leaders Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado.
“MPV, being an active and recognized party in the National Electoral Council (CNE), was prevented from submitting candidates for the current electoral process,” stated the political group through a communiqué on X.
Additionally, the group denounced that its Secretary-General, Simón Calzadilla, was “suddenly disqualified,” as the opposition leader warned last Friday. He also explained that he attempted to access the CNE’s automated candidate submission system but, as he added, the portal showed that he was not authorized to create a user and submit the MPV candidates.
For the party, its “strong decision” to participate in the May elections “highlighted the true nature of this electoral process,” which it described as “extremely flawed.”
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Maduro Plans Major Workers’ March on May 1st to Defend Venezuela’s Freedom

Nicolás Maduro, who swore in for a third term in January following his controversial re-election, called on Monday for the “working class” and the “armed people” to gather for a concentration on May 1st for peace, as part of the celebration of International Workers’ Day.
“Let’s have a powerful march of the working class, the combat bodies, and the Bolivarian National Militia in all the cities of the country, from end to end, working class and armed people in the streets shouting for peace,” said the chavista leader in a broadcast on the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), surrounded by military authorities.
He also stated that Venezuela is more armed than “ever” to “defend the sacred dream of a free homeland, the sacred soil of a heroic land, Venezuela.”
Maduro called on all military personnel to “stay in shape” with a “deployment capacity” and also to have “a very clear view of the entire national territory.”
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Venezuela accuses Guyana of “warlike intentions” after UK defense deal

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez denounced what she called “warlike intentions” from Guyana on Saturday (April 12, 2025), following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Guyana and the United Kingdom aimed at strengthening bilateral defense cooperation.
“Guyana threatens Venezuela with its founding fathers. The UK and the U.S. are the architects behind the territorial dispossession of our Guayana Esequiba. These are the same actors who forged a fraudulent arbitration award in 1899 to strip Venezuela of its land,” Rodríguez stated via Telegram.
Rodríguez, who also serves as Venezuela’s Minister of Hydrocarbons, warned the region about “these drums of war, in clear violation of the CELAC declaration that recognizes Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace.”
“Venezuela will stand firm in defending its legitimate rights, sovereignty, and territorial integrity in all scenarios,” she added.
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