ROME and LONDON — Pope Francis is “resting” on Monday morning after spending his tenth evening within the hospital, the Vatican press workplace stated.
“The evening handed nicely, the Pope slept and is resting,” the workplace stated in a brief assertion.
Francis has been consuming usually, is awake and is constant his medical therapies, Vatican sources instructed ABC Information. He’s additionally in good humor and isn’t affected by ache, the sources stated.
Nuns pray in entrance of the statue of late Pope John Paul II outdoors the Gemelli Hospital the place Pope Francis is admitted for therapy, in Rome, Italy, Feb. 24, 2025.
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Francis has been hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14 following a bout with bronchitis.
The 88-year-old pontiff, who has led the Catholic Church since 2013, underwent one other spherical of scientific exams on Sunday morning, Vatican sources instructed ABC Information.
Officers stated Sunday he remained in crucial situation. Medical employees have been anticipated to subject an replace from Rome afterward Monday.
Nuns pray for Pope Francis in entrance of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, the place the pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14.
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The pontiff was recognized with pneumonia on Tuesday, in accordance with the Vatican.
A rosary can be stated in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican on Monday, led by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. That rosary is seen as a approach for the church to precise its “closeness to the Pope and the sick,” stated the director of the Vatican press workplace, Matteo Bruni.
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