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Pope Francis is alert and oxygen is still being administered. His blood values are improving thanks to transfusions. There is an initial slight renal insufficiency. He attended Mass today.

An aerial view shows over 4,000 deacons gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica for the special jubilee Mass, Feb. 23, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Prayers …

On Sunday morning, the Holy See Press Office said Pope Francis had a peaceful ninth night in Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia.

Pope Francis, although in more pain, spent the day sitting in an armchair. Blood transfusions were necessary and prognosis remains guarded.

The Holy See Press Office said Saturday that the text prepared by Pope Francis for the Angelus will be published at noon, while the Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation will read the homily prepared by the Pope for the Jubilee of Deacons.

At a press conference in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, members of the Pope’s medical team say that he is not yet out of danger, and will be in hospital at least another week – but they note that he is joking as much as usual, and has even begun working again.

“The night went well, and this morning Pope Francis got up and had breakfast.” This is the update from the Holy See Press Office on Friday, February 21.

The Holy See Press Office informs journalists that Pope Francis had a peaceful sixth night in the Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia and ate breakfast in an armchair.

The Holy See Press Office in its update on Wednesday evening reports that Pope Francis’ clinical condition is stationary, while today he was able to meet with his closest collaborators and receive a visit from Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

In a Tuesday evening press release, the Holy See Press Office says that Pope Francis has double pneumonia, but nevertheless “remains in good spirits”

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At the conclusion of Sunday’s Jubilee Mass, Pope Francis recalled how those in military service can be “agents of security and freedom of peoples” in contributing to the establishment of peace. He prayed for peace in the conflict zones of Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Myanmar, Kivu (DRC) and Sudan.

During his homily at the Jubilee of Armed Forces Mass on Sunday, Pope Francis entrusts their efforts to Christ, recalling that turning to Him in constant prayer is a source of strength for their important duties. He praises chaplains providing accompaniment, saying, “they are in your midst as the presence of Christ.”