Vatican City, Feb 25, 2025 (AFP) - Ailing pope works on canonisations as Catholics pray for recovery

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Pope Francis has approved the canonisation of two new saints from his hospital bed, the Vatican said Tuesday, as the 88-year-old pontiff, who has pneumonia in both lungs, remained hospitalised for a 12th day. Despite his critical condition, the leader of the world's nearly 1.4 billion Catholics has striven to keep up with Church matters during his stay, according to the Vatican. After revealing a "slight improvement" in the Argentine pope's condi......

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