The Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days.

A woman prays at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ...

Catholic pilgrims from Mexico gather outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis continues to be hospitalized in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ...

The Holy See press office has released an update on the condition of Pope Francis, who is now in his eighth day of ...

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital in mid-February, reported German ...

People pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini ...

A woman prays at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis woke ...

"Two bronchoscopies were therefore performed, with the need for aspiration of copious secretions." This follows weeks of similar, daily updates that the Pope has battled double pneumonia at Rome's ...

A marble statue of late Pope John Paul II is backdropped by the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of ...