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Doctors declare Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger as a result of pneumonia, but keep him hospitalized.

Pope Francis has issued a message thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia.

Doctors reported in a Vatican statement on Saturday that Francis has remained stable with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood.

Pope Francis shared an audio recording on Thursday thanking the public for their prayers while he has been hospitalized.

Pope Francis is resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

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Pope Francis remains in stable condition with a guarded prognosis, meaning he is not out of danger.

The Vatican said that Pope Francis no longer needed to wear the mechanical ventilation mask that covers his nose and mouth to pump oxygen into his lungs.

Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said.

The 88-year-old continued to receive high flow supplemental oxygen on Sunday after Friday’s coughing episode, which sparked fears of a new infection.

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Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia.

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia.

The 88-year-old pontiff showed “further slight improvement” in his condition as he continues to receive treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

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Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors said Wednesday his prognosis is still guarded.

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new respiratory crises, as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, the Vatican said.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is resting after a quiet night. Monday is the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency.

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