Vatican Says Pope Francis Remains Critical but Stable as He Works from Hospital

The Pope rested well all night,

the Vatican said in a brief, one-sentence statement

We 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

Starting this evening, we want to unite ourselves publicly to this prayer here, in his house,

Parolin 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 said

In the evening he called the parish priest of the Gaza parish to express his fatherly closeness,

the statement said

We came to pray for the pope, that he may recover soon, for the great mission he's sharing with his message of peace,

said Hatzumi Villanueva, from Peru, who praised Francis' empathy for migrants

We heard that he is in the hospital right now and we are very worried about his health,

Nguyen said

Today there were no episodes of asthmatic respiratory attacks; some laboratory tests have improved,

it said, noting

I'm a witness of everything he did for the church, with a great love of Jesus,

Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga told La Repubblica

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At this moment in history, one feels the need for his figure,

Jesuit theologian Antonio Spadaro, who is close to Francis, told the Repubblica daily

In the morning, after receiving the Eucharist, he resumed work activities,

the Vatican statement said

Considering the complexity of the clinical picture,” his doctors have declined to “decide on the prognosis,

the Vatican said Monday

I could be wrong, but I hope not,

she told The Associated Press

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

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It's a very serious situation but we do want him to get well if that's possible."

US President Donald Trump, meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, said

The pope is vigilant, he is exercising his pastoral duty even from his hospital bed, and -- although in a different, less visible manner -- he manifests his presence,

he said

The real risk in these cases is that the germs pass into the blood,

he said

I know the pope may be suffering and as a result I feel closer to him in prayer,

he said