February 25, 2025 10:18 PM

Ailing Pope Francis holds Vatican work meeting in hospital

Pope Francis has met senior colleagues in hospital to discuss work issues, the Vatican said on Tuesday, and an official said he was eating normally and moving around, even though he remains in critical condition with double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pope was spending his 12th day at Rome's Gemelli hospital, the longest hospital stay of his nearly 12-year-old papacy. "The pope rested well all night," the Vatican said in a one-sentence statement that did not provide further details. A Vatican ...