Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, was showing a 'slight improvement,' the Vatican said
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to attend the unveiling of a new electric popemobile, at the Vatican on December 4, 2024. The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14, 2025 to receive treatment for 'ongoing bronchitis,' according to the Vatican.
On Monday evening, a few hundred faithful joined dozens of cardinals assembled in St Peter’s Square to recite the rosary. The prayer for Francis— leader of the Catholic Church since 2013—was led by the Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. It cautioned, however, that “considering the complexity of the clinical picture” doctors declined to “decide on the prognosis.”
US President Donald Trump, meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, said, “It’s a very serious situation but we do want him to get well if that’s possible.” On Sunday, the Vatican revealed that blood tests had demonstrated an “initial, mild, renal failure” but on Monday said the condition was “not of concern.”Gemelli’s chaplain, Nunzio Corrao, led a special prayer at the hospital Monday, saying it was time to “hope against hope” for Francis’s recovery.Professor Sergio Alfieri, who leads the Gemelli medical team caring for the pope said Friday that sepsis, a life-threatening condition, was his biggest concern.
He has always been open to following his predecessor, Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to step down because of his physical and mental health.Theologian Spadaro agreed that a resignation should not be discussed now.
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