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Pope thanks volunteers for 'miracle of tenderness' as another Holy Year event passes without him
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Pope Francis responding well, showing gradual improvement as Vatican holds another Holy Year event without him
Pope Francis issues message of thanks after spending third week in hospital
" they offer the sick, as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia and doctors reported some positive news. After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old pope is responding well to treatment and has shown a "gradual,
Pope Francis, the beloved 88-year-old pontiff, has been on quite the health journey lately, and it's been a rollercoaster of emotions for Catholics worldwide. It all started on February 14, when Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital due to bronchitis.
Wednesday is the first day of lent, and many people in western Massachusetts received ashes at their church in the morning.
Pope Francis remains on daily oxygen therapy during his third week in the hospital, with his prognosis still "guarded," the Holy See Press Office said in a Saturday update. Francis has been critically ill with double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis after being admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14.
Pope Francis sent a written message on Saturday for those attending the Movement for Life mass at St. Peter's Basilica on National Women's day. The Pope was unfortunately absent due to his hospitalisation.
On Saturday, the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, took Francis’ place to celebrate Mass for an anti-abortion group. On Sunday, another Vatican official, Cardinal Michael Czerny, is stepping in for the pope to celebrate a Holy Year Mass for volunteers.
Pope Francis was on the minds of everyone who came to mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood Sunday morning, including Cardinal Roger Mahony.
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