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Pope Francis now 'out of danger from death' as health condition continues to improve
By Andrea Margolis, Annie Butterworth, Annie Butterworth
Published March 10, 2025
Pope Francis is "out of danger from death" as of Monday evening, marking a significant improvement after weeks of hospitalization involving the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
In a statement obtained by Fox News, the Vatican said that the "clinical conditions of the Holy Father continue to be stable."
"The improvements recorded in the previous days have been further consolidated, as confirmed by both blood tests and clinical objectivity and good response to drug therapy," the release read.
The Vatican also said that Pope Francis, 88, "is out of danger from death from the infections that he arrived at the hospital with."
Pope Francis waves from his popemobile after the weekly Angelus prayers, at the Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on October 20, 2024. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty)
The pope was first admitted to Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 after fighting a week-long bout of bronchitis that gradually worsened. There, he was first diagnosed with a complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection.
Doctors then detected the onset of pneumonia in both of Pope Francis's lungs – a significant health threat to the octogenarian, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed when he was younger.
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Pope Francis takes part in an interreligious meeting with young people at the Catholic Junior College in Singapore on September 13, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi/Pool/AFP/Getty)
As of Monday, Pope Francis will continue to recover in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital "for further days," Holy See officials said, citing the "complexity of the clinical picture and the important infectious picture presented at hospitalization."
Pope Francis had solid food introduced into his diet on Sunday after days of gradual improvement. On Monday, he "alternated prayer with rest" and worshipped throughout the day.
Pope Francis waves during an audience with Hungarian pilgrims in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on April 25, 2024. (Fillipo Monteforte/AFP via Getty)
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"This morning the Holy Father was able to follow the Spiritual Exercises in connection with the Paul VI Room, then received the Eucharist and went to the Chapel of the private apartment for a moment of prayer," the Holy See said on Monday. "In the afternoon he joined the Spiritual Exercises of the Curia again."
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