Pope Francis’ health showed a “slight improvement” Monday as he “resumed work” at the hospital and called a priest at a parish in the Gaza Strip, the Vatican announced.
“The clinical conditions of the Holy Father in their criticality show a slight improvement. Even today, there were no episodes of asthmatic respiratory crises; some laboratory tests have improved,” the Vatican said in a statement. “Monitoring of the mild renal insufficiency does not cause concern. Oxygen therapy continues, although with slightly reduced flows and percentage of oxygen.
“The doctors, considering the complexity of the clinical picture, prudentially do not yet release the prognosis,” the statement added. “In the morning, he received the Eucharist, while in the afternoon he resumed work. In the evening, he called the Parish Priest of the Parish of Gaza to express his paternal closeness. Pope Francis thanks all the people of God who have gathered in these days to pray for his health.”
The update comes after the Vatican announced earlier in the day that daily evening prayers for the health of Pope Francis will be held at St. Peter’s Square.
“We are very sorry. Pope Francis is a good pope, let’s hope that he makes it. Let us hope,” Filomena Ferraro, who was visiting a relative at Gemelli on Monday, told the AP. “We are joining him with our prayers, but what else can we do?”
Fox News’ Thomas Ferraro, Landon Mion and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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