Pope Francis' doctors on Monday "are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis" as the pontiff's condition "despite its severity has shown a slight improvement" in respiratory and kidney issues at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.
Pope Francis, 88, was resting Monday morning, his 10th day at the hospital for a complex lung infection that led to the early stages of kidney insufficiency.
Daily evening prayers will be held for Pope Francis at the Vatican's St. Peter's Square as he remains hospitalized in Rome, Italy, for a complex lung infection.
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before.
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