Vatican City, March 17, 2025 (AFP) - Hospitalised pope can briefly breathe without help: Vatican

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2025-03-17

Pope Francis is spending short moments breathing on his own, the Vatican said on Monday, the day after publishing the first photo of the 88-year-old since his hospitalisation a month ago. The head of the Catholic Church has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14, treated for pneumonia in both lungs. For at least a fortnight, Francis has been alternating an oxygen mask at night with a cannula -- a plastic tube tucked into his nostrils t......

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