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Pope Francis now eating solid foods, showing 'slight gradual improvements,' Vatican says
Roman Catholic Pope Francis is stable and continues to undergo treatments, including nighttime non-invasive mechanical ventilation and daytime high-flow oxygen nasal cannulas, the Holy Press Office announced on Monday.
The pope continued his therapy and prescribed diet, which now includes eating solid foods, the Vatican said in an update on Sunday.
The Vatican said he did respiratory and motor physiotherapy and his condition “appears stable, with slight gradual improvements.”
“However, the overall situation remains complex, prompting doctors to maintain a guarded prognosis,” the Vatican also warned in its update.
On Sunday, the Vatican said the pope was responding well to treatment and had shown a “gradual, mild improvement” in recent days as he remains in the hospital recovering from double pneumonia.
POPE FRANCIS SHOWS ‘SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT’ DURING FOURTH WEEK IN HOSPITAL, VATICAN SAYS
Pope Francis waves as he leaves the Cercle Cite after a meeting with Luxembourg’s prime minister in Luxembourg City on Sept. 26, 2024. (Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty)
“The night was quiet; the Pope is resting,” the Vatican said in its earlier statement.
Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened. Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and subsequently the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.
It was the fourth Sunday in a row that the pope did not appear for his weekly noon blessing.
The pope’s condition has remained stable, as he has had no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood for several days, doctors said. The doctors said that his stability “as a consequence testifies to a good response to therapy.”
This marks the first time doctors have reported that Francis, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed when he was younger, was responding well to the prescribed therapies since he was admitted to the hospital more than three weeks ago.
Pope Francis waves from his popemobile after the weekly Angelus prayers at Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Oct. 20, 2024. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty)
Despite Francis’ absence, the Vatican’s daily operations continued alongside celebrations of its Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century Jubilee that brings pilgrims from around the world to Rome. The Holy Year is celebrating volunteers this weekend, and many are extending their pilgrimage to pray for Francis outside the hospital.
POPE FRANCIS CONTINUES TO REST IN HOSPITAL AS VATICAN’S HOLY YEAR PROCEEDS WITHOUT HIM
Pope Francis attends a mass at the Esplanade of Tasitolu in Dili, East Timor, on Sept. 10, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi/Pool/AFP/Getty)
Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny will preside over the Holy Year Mass on Sunday for the volunteers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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3 US service members killed, 5 seriously wounded in Iran operation
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Three U.S. service members were killed and five others were seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday morning.
In addition, several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions and are in the process of being returned to duty, CENTCOM announced.
“The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified,” CENTCOM said.
Smoke rises over the city center after an Israeli army launches 2nd wave of airstrikes on Iran on Saturday. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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At least nine killed after Iranian strike on Israel’s Beit Shemesh
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The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service says that 20 others were injured by the impact.
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At least nine people have been killed after an Iranian missile strike on the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, as Tehran continued to launch retaliatory attacks a day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes.
The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said on Sunday that nine people were killed and 20 other people were injured by the impact, including two in serious condition.
The Israeli military said in a statement that search and rescue teams, and a helicopter to evacuate those injured are currently operating in Beit Shemesh, with the army’s spokesperson adding that the circumstances of the impact from the Iranian ballistic missile are under review.
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