Pope Health
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Pope Francis sees slight improvement, resumes some work activitiesPope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection, the Vatican said.WorldFeb 24, 2025
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Pope Francis alert, condition still critical with kidney failure: VaticanThe Vatican said Francis, who has pneumonia in both lungs and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen.WorldFeb 23, 2025
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Pope Francis not out of ‘danger’ but condition improving, doctors sayFrancis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope's condition, saying that he will remain hospitalized at least all of next week.WorldFeb 21, 2025
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Pope Francis says he will not retire despite health issues in new memoirPope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so in a new memoir.WorldMar 14, 2024
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Pope Francis wrote resignation note after being elected in 2013 in case of health issuesPope Francis, who turned 86 on Saturday, had surgery in 2021 to repair a bowel narrowing and has been hobbled by knee pain that for months saw him use a wheelchair.WorldDec 18, 2022
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