(UPDATE) ROME — Pope Francis on Thursday was resting after a peaceful night during his third week of confinement in Rome's Gemelli Hospital for double pneumonia, the Vatican said.
ROME — Pope Francis on Thursday was resting after a peaceful night during his third week of confinement in Rome's Gemelli Hospital for double pneumonia, the Vatican said.The 88-year-old pontiff has been sleeping with a noninvasive mechanical mask to guarantee that his lungs expand properly overnight and help his recovery. He has been transitioning to receiving oxygen with a nasal tube during the day.
A cardinal took his place leading a short penitential procession between two churches on the Aventine Hill, and opened an Ash Wednesday homily prepared for the pontiff with words of solidarity and thanks for Francis.'We feel deeply united with him in this moment,' Cardinal Angelo de Donatis said. 'And we thank him for the offering of his prayer and his suffering for the good of the entire church in all the world.
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