Pope Francis remains stable as he continues his recovery one month after he was hospitalized for a bout of bronchitis that turned into pneumonia. 

“The clinical conditions of the Holy Father have remained stable, confirming the progress highlighted in the last week,” a medical bulletin from the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office said in an update on Saturday. 

It was the first medical update in three days. 

While working from the Gemelli hospital, the pope was able to sign off on a three-year reform project that aims to make the Church a more welcoming place. 

This week marked the 12-year anniversary of the pope’s election to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

The pope’s condition has been complicated, because he had part of his lung removed as a child after a pulmonary infection.  

A chest X-ray on Tuesday confirmed improvements observed by medical staff in previous days, but his situation remains “complex,” meaning he will have to spend more time in the hospital. 

A message for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Saturday.  (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

An X-ray this week confirmed that his infection was clearing. 

The Vatican said that the pope’s condition has improved to the point where updates will only be given when there is new information. 

The next update will be in the middle of next week, the Vatican said. 

The pope released an audio message earlier this month, thanking people for their well-wishes, which was played in St. Peter’s Square. 

But for the last four Sundays, the blessing the pope gives from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square has been delivered in text form only. 

Pope Francis attended the weekly general audience on February 12, shortly before he was admitted to the hospital.  (Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images)

The pontiff participated in Lenten spiritual exercises from the hospital this week and received get-well cards and a cake to celebrate his 12th anniversary as pope. 

Meanwhile, as the pope continues his treatments, the nuns who work the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding calls from those concerned about his health. 

“They feel like children waiting to know about their father,” Sister Anthony, who runs the operation in an office near St. Peter’s Basilica, told the Associated Press. “We tell them to pray for him.”

Fox News’ Elizabeth Pritchett and the Associated Press contributed to this report.