VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' health is continuing to improve, the Vatican said on Thursday (Feb 27), offering a cautiously upbeat assessment as the 88-year-old pontiff battles against double pneumonia. Francis is spending his 14th night in Rome's Gemelli hospital with the severe respiratory infection, which triggered various complications.
A rose and images of Pope Francis are placed at the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, Feb 27, 2025.VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' health is continuing to improve, the Vatican said on Thursday , offering a cautiously upbeat assessment as the 88-year-old pontiff battles against double pneumonia.
The doctors, it said, have still given the pope a "guarded" prognosis because of the "complexity of the clinical picture", meaning they do not think he is out of danger yet. The Vatican official said the mask allowed for a more comfortable flow of oxygen as compared to the nasal tube the pope had previously been using.Francis, known to work himself to exhaustion, has continued leading the Vatican from hospital, as staff appointments requiring his approval are announced daily.
The Vatican said a public audience on Saturday had been cancelled, but did not say whether he would lead his usual weekly prayer with pilgrims on Sunday. Francis has not been seen in public since being admitted to hospital.
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