Pope Francis waves to the crowd during the weekly general audience at St Peter’s Square in The Vatican on November 13, 2024. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well and is resting, the Vatican said Thursday, after revealing the 88-year-old’s condition was slightly improving.
The pontiff, who had part of one of his lungs removed as a young man, has suffered increasing health problems in recent years.
He was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 and this is the longest hospitalization in Francis’s papacy.
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“The pope slept well last night and is now resting”, the Vatican said in a morning bulletin on the health of the pontiff.
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The clinical conditions of the Argentine, admitted to Gemelli with breathing difficulties, “in the last 24 hours have shown a further, slight improvement,” the Holy See said late Wednesday.
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