Pope Francis
Pope Francis
Nicole Winfield
Today at 03:30
Pope Francis is recovering well from pneumonia and a “new stage” in his pontificate would open, two of his closest advisers said yesterday, offering optimism as the 88-year-old pontiff hit the five-week mark in his hospitalisation.
Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra told the Associated Press that he had found Francis in good humour and serene during the three times he has visited the pope at the Gemelli hospital in Rome.