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Pope Francis shows ‘improvement’ in condition, Vatican reveals
Pope Francis health update as Vatican confirms 'slight improvement' in pneumonia battle
Pope Francis Health: Vatican Issues Sunday Update—'Peaceful'
The Holy See Press Office said that Pope Francis had a "restful" night, with his condition showing mild improvement.
Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly.
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Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia.
In his absence, the Vatican’s day-to-day operations continued alongside celebrations of its Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century Jubilee that brings millions of pilgrims to Rome. On Sunday, Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny, who is close to Francis, celebrates the Holy Year Mass for volunteers that Francis was supposed to have celebrated.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances, after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for double pneumonia.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part of the papal conclave that elects a new pope. Experts say a selection from the United States is unlikely.
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