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Pope Francis health: Vatican issues Wednesday morning update

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The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.

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Feb 24, 2025
Pope Francis health: Vatican issues Tuesday morning update
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Feb 26, 2025Newest
Pope Francis health: Vatican issues Wednesday morning update
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New York Post
Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says (opens New York Post)
Published Feb 23, 2025
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Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work activities, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began, the Vatican said.
Time
Pope Francis Shows Slight Improvement, Vatican Says (opens Time)
Published Feb 23, 2025
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Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities
KVIA El Paso
Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ but remains in critical condition, Vatican says (opens KVIA El Paso)
Published Feb 23, 2025
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CNN By Antonia Mortensen and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is showing “slight improvement” but is still in “critical” condition, the Vatican said in an update on Monday, adding that his mild kidney issues are not concerning.
Aleteia
Pope has 'slight improvement,' thanks 'entire People of God' (opens Aleteia)
Published Feb 23, 2025
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Vatican statement still speaks of "severity" and the "complexity of the clinical picture," saying "doctors are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis."
America Magazine
Pope Francis still in critical condition but shows ‘slight improvement’ (opens America Magazine)
Published Feb 23, 2025
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Pope Francis remains in critical condition, but he is stable and there is “a slight improvement” today on various fronts, according to the latest medical report from his doctors.
6ABC Philadelphia
Pope health update: Pope Francis' condition shows 'slight improvement', Vatican says (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)
Published Feb 23, 2025
6ABC Philadelphia's feed description
How is Pope Francis? The head of the Catholic church, who has been hospitalized, is showing slight improvement, the Vatican said.
NBC10 Philadelphia
Pope Francis still in critical condition but showing ‘slight improvement,' Vatican says (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Feb 23, 2025
NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description
"The Holy Father's clinical condition, though critical, shows slight improvement," the Vatican said in a statement.
Newsweek
Pope Francis health: Vatican issues Tuesday morning update (opens Newsweek)
Published Feb 24, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
Thousands gathered in a rain-soaked St. Peter's Square on Monday night to pray for Pope Francis' health after a more positive update from the Vatican.
Washington Examiner
Pope Francis health improves slightly as Vatican begins special rosary (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Feb 24, 2025
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The 88-year-old Pope Francis has spent the last 10 days in a hospital in Rome.
The World from PRX
Pope's health improves slightly (opens The World from PRX)
Published Feb 25, 2025
The World from PRX's feed description
The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.
Newsweek
Pope Francis health: Vatican issues Wednesday morning update (opens Newsweek)
Published Feb 25, 2025
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The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.
ABC 7 San Francisco
Pope's condition shows 'slight improvement,' Vatican says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published Feb 25, 2025
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Pope Francis's health condition has shown slight improvement in the last 24 hours, according to the Vatican.
Religion News
Doctors say Pope Francis’ health shows 'slight improvement' (opens Religion News)
Published Feb 25, 2025
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(RNS) — The pope’s mild kidney failure is under control, tests showed.
Crux
Pope shows ‘further slight improvement,’ daily medical bulletin says (opens Crux)
Published Feb 25, 2025
Crux's feed description
Pope Francis’s medical bulletin Wednesday had a more optimistic tone, with doctors saying he has shown a slight improvement for the second day in a row, however, they are still refraining from giving an overall prognosis.
Newsweek
Pope Francis health: Vatican issues Wednesday evening update (opens Newsweek)
Published Feb 25, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
In a Wednesday evening update, the Vatican says that Pope Francis is showing further slight improvement.
The Guardian
Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ in health before 13th night in hospital (opens The Guardian)
Published Feb 25, 2025
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Vatican says Francis’s scan ‘shows normal evolution’ of lung inflammation and kidney problem has ‘resolved’

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