Pope Francis concelebrates holy mass in the chapel of Gemelli Hospital, Rome. Photo: Handout.
Pope Francis concelebrates holy mass in the chapel of Gemelli Hospital, Rome. Photo: Handout.
Joshua McElwee
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Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation for help breathing at night and his doctors believe he will continue to improve, the Vatican said yesterday, in the latest positive update as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia.
Francis has been in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for nearly five weeks for a severe respiratory infection that has required evolving treatment.