The Vatican says Pope Francis is stable and that he followed Mass on television after a second night sleeping well at the hospital. The 88-year-old Argentine pontiff was admitted to

Fisher will be main celebrant and homilist at a special Mass Tuesday allowing area Catholics to join in prayer on behalf of Pope Francis, who was in a Rome hospital in critical condition with pneumonia and kidney problems.

Lee National Newsroom, The Associated Press Feb 25, 2025 3 mins ago 0 People attend a Mass to pray for Pope Francis' health in Constitution square in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises.

Pope Francis had breakfast, read the newspapers and followed Mass on television Sunday after a second night sleeping well at the

A woman holds religious images during a Mass to pray for Pope Francis' health at Constitucion square in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Pope Francis remained in a critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition, the Vatican has said in a medical update, with respiratory and kidney problems. Around the world, prayers and services are being held in support of the pontiff.

The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement after 11 days in the hospital.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A special mass of healing was held Tuesday morning for Pope Francis as he remains hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia. Dozens of people attended the mass at Holy Family Catholic Church on Poplar Level Road. Archbishop Shelton Fabre served as the main celebrant for the mass.

Pope Francis' health showed a “slight improvement" Monday as he “resumed work" at the hospital and called a priest at a parish in Gaza, the Vatican said.