The news online us that Pope Francis is responding “positively” to medical treatment for pneumonia, according to the Vatican, a week after the 88-year-old pontiff was first hospitalized in Rome.
Francis, who received the Eucharist, “devoted himself to work activities” following a “slight” improvement in his condition, according to a statement from the Vatican on Thursday.
‘’The pope had oxygen to assist his breathing,'' the spokesperson said, adding that his heart is holding up well and he has no fever.
Francis, who received the Eucharist, “devoted himself to work activities” following a “slight” improvement in his condition, according to a statement from the Vatican on Thursday.
‘’The pope had oxygen to assist his breathing,'' the spokesperson said, adding that his heart is holding up well and he has no fever.