Pope Francis shows improvement in pneumonia recovery, the Vatican says
Pope Francis is recovering from pneumonia, eating breakfast out of bed after a peaceful night, the Holy See spokesperson said Thursday.
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Pope Francis is recovering from pneumonia, eating breakfast out of bed after a peaceful night, the Holy See spokesperson said Thursday.
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00:00Pope Francis continues his recovery from pneumonia, eating breakfast out of bed on Thursday morning
00:06after a sixth peaceful night at the hospital, the Vatican said.
00:10The Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a new update after confirming late Wednesday
00:15that new blood tests showed a slight improvement in some of the inflammations.
00:20The pontiff was visited on Wednesday by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, his first known
00:24VIP visitor.
00:26She reported after their 20-minute visit that the Holy Father was in good spirits and had
00:30joked around, as always.
00:32Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14 after a bout of bronchitis.
00:39He is diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, on top of a polymicrobial infection in his
00:43respiratory tract, meaning a combination of bacteria, virus and fungi.
00:49He is taking several antibiotics as well as cortisone for what doctors diagnose as asthmatic
00:54bronchitis.