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For an older person like Pope Francis, with all the added complications... you have to wait even longer for a complete recovery,
Andreoni said
In the morning, after receiving the Eucharist, he resumed work activities,
the statement saidThe whole world is praying for you... and everyone wishes you good health,
the priest said in the video, which was published on Vatican News and showed him surrounded by his flockLet our prayer be that breath of fresh air that reaches his lungs so that he can recover his health,
he saidThe Holy Father’s condition remains critical, but stable. No acute respiratory episodes have occurred and the hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable,
the Vatican said in a statement, translated from Italian
We heard that he is in the hospital right now and we are very worried about his health,
Nguyen said
The pope has always said that the papacy is for life, and he has shown that there is no problem with a frail and elderly pope,
Ivereigh saidI could be wrong, but I hope not,
she told The Associated PressThe old saying is that the pope's never sick until he's dead,
said Christopher Bellitto, a historian at Kean University in New Jersey who studies the Catholic ChurchThe Vatican has finally learned that it is better to be forthcoming than to let conspiracy theorists fill the void,
said Tom Reese, a Jesuit priest and commentator who has covered the papacy closelyI've been cautiously impressed,
said Greg Erlandson, a U.S. journalist who has covered the Vatican for decades
Considering the complexity of the clinical picture," his doctors have declined to "decide on the prognosis,
the Vatican said Monday
But we do want him to get well if that's possible,
Trump told reporters as he met France's President Emmanuel MacronI think...it's not time for him to go to heaven yet."
His friend, the Honduran cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, told La Repubblica newspaper
He is aware that he has a mission he must carry out, and nothing stops him. The pope explained that he did not accept his election (as pontiff) in order to rest,
he saidThe complexity of the clinical situation and the necessary time for the pharmacological treatments to show results require that the prognosis remain guarded,
the Vatican said
We understand that this oversight had caused frustration, confusion, distress and even outrage [among] our followers and the Roman Catholic community, with that we are very sorry,
the mayor said in a Facebook postSome even misuse the Vatican News logo to deceive people,
he addedWe are very sorry. Pope Francis is a good pope, let’s hope that he makes it. Let us hope,
said a choked-up Filomena Ferraro, who was visiting a relative at Gemelli on Monday
We all must die. There is no eternal earthly life. The pope has a special task, but he is a man like all men".
But he added