Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, but he must continue the therapies and observe “a period of rest and convalescence for at least two months,” his doctors said.
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Pope Francis will greet and bless supporters from his hospital window tomorrow
Supporters will see Pope Francis for the first time since Feb. 14 as he intends to appear at the window of his suite at Gemelli Hospital.
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Cardinal Fernandez talks Pope Francis’ emotional state and what to expect in this ‘new phase’ of his papacy
“I can say that it has certainly been a very hard time for him, this month, for him who loves to give himself entirely, to be there in the hospital bed without being able to help others,” Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández said.
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Could Pope Francis and King Charles’s meeting actually happen in just a few weeks?
On “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen talks with Gerry about King Charles’ planned visit to the Vatican in April and Pope Francis’ next stage of the global synodal process.
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Doctors: Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical ventilation, lung infection is ‘under control’
Pope Francis is now on his 35th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, in stable condition and slowly but surely recovering from pneumonia in both lungs.
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Doctors give upbeat report on Pope Francis
Today, March 19, was a positive day for Pope Francis according to the latest medical report from his doctors in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which the Vatican released at 7 p.m. this evening.
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From his hospital bed, Pope Francis calls for peace amid European rearmament
“Human fragility has the power to make us more lucid about what endures and what passes, what brings life and what kills,” Pope Francis wrote in a letter to the editor in chief of Corriere della Sera.
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Breaking: Pope Francis will receive King Charles III and Queen Camilla in audience in the Vatican on April 8
The visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom to the Vatican next month will include an audience with Pope Francis, suggesting the pope’s health is improving.
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Update: Vatican releases first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization
For the fifth successive Sunday, Pope Francis sent a brief written note from the hospital for his weekly Angelus message.
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Pope Francis to remain in hospital as his condition continues to improve
Despite continued progress in his recovery from double pneumonia, Pope Francis will continue to remain in the hospital for the time being, his doctors announced today.