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FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs according to the medical report from his doctors this evening, Feb. 18.
FaithNews
Thomas J. Reese
The pope needs to prepare for his inevitable decline and death.
FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
His clinical condition is “complex,” the Vatican said.
FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
The pope also extended his greetings to the thousands of artists who had come to celebrate their Jubilee in Rome this weekend.
Votive candles, including some bearing a photo of Pope Francis, are seen on the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 15, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
To facilitate his recovery, doctors have prescribed that he observe “total rest,” the Vatican press office announced.
Pope Francis greets Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian member of the U.S.-based Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, at the Vatican Dec. 3, 2015 (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The announcement came as Francis was in his bed in the Gemelli Hospital being treated for an infection of the respiratory tract. A Vatican spokesman said "the Holy Father passed a good night and slept well.”