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Pope was so ill doctors considered letting him ‘die in peace’
Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so he could die in peace, the head of his medical team said. Source: ABC News.
Pope ‘teaching the world about human frailty’
Pope Francis, in his weakness, is teaching the world about human frailty, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said yesterday at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity. Source: CNA.
Pope greets crowd in Rome before discharge from hospital
Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks yesterday, coming to a balcony of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to wave and give a blessing to believers who had gathered below. Source: Crux.
Doctors report Pope’s continued improvement but no date for his release
Pope Francis no longer needs the “non-invasive mechanical ventilation” he has used most nights since experiencing a breathing “crisis” on February 28, his doctors reported overnight. Source: CNS.
Pope urges young people to embrace vocation as ‘pilgrims of hope’
Amid widespread uncertainty and social fragmentation, Pope Francis urged young people to embrace their vocation as “pilgrims of hope,” offering their lives generously in service to others and as a response to God’s love. Source: NCR Online.
Pope says illness has given him deepened perspective on ‘absurdity’ of war
Offering further confirmation of his ongoing recovery, Pope Francis has written to Italy’s leading newspaper from his hospital room to call for “disarming the earth” in the context of various wars, including Ukraine and Gaza. Source: Crux.
Pope shows more signs of gradual improvement
Pope Francis has been able to spend brief moments of the day without any supplemental oxygen, which is yet another sign of the gradual improvement in his condition, the Vatican press office said. Source: Catholic Review.
Vatican releases first photo of Pope since hospitalisation
For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalised a month ago, the Vatican press office released a photograph showing him concelebrating Mass yesterday in the chapel at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. Source: OSV News.
Pope celebrates anniversary of election with cake and candles
Pope Francis spent the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy undergoing physiotherapy at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, but he was well enough to celebrate it in little ways. Source: CNS.