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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia and the onset of slight kidney failure, but he remains alert, the Vatican said on Monday.The 88-year-old pontiff was spending his 11th day in Rome's Gemelli Hospital , equaling the longest hospital stay of his nearly 12-year papacy.
It said the pope had "an initial, slight renal insufficiency, which is currently under control," referring to the functioning of the kidneys, which filter waste products in the blood.Cardinals speculate about Pope FrancisThe pope's prolonged illness has provoked an unusual amount of public speculation among Catholic cardinals, the highest ranking officials in the 1.4 billion-member church after the pontiff.
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