Slight Improvement in Pope’s Condition Says Vatican

Vatican City: Pope Francis’s condition has improved slightly, the Vatican said on Saturday in its latest medical bulletin. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 and is being treated for bilateral pneumonia.

According to Ansa News Agency, “The Holy Father’s clinical condition over the last few days has remained stable and, consequently, testifies to a good response to the therapy,” said the Vatican, which released its last bulletin on the pope’s condition on Thursday. “There is, therefore, a gradual, slight improvement.”

The bulletin noted that the Argentine pontiff does not have a fever, and his blood parameters were stable. It added that the prognosis remains guarded.