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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 ...

February 18, 2025 11:31 PM

Vatican cancels pope’s weekend engagements as he battles ‘complex’ infection

Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital for what doctors described as a "complex" respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The 88-year-old pontiff has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14. All public events on the pope's calendar were cancelled through Sunday, the Vatican said in a brief statement. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bru...