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Pope responding well to pneumonia treatment, Vatican says

Pope Francis (C) gestures as he arrives for a weekly general audience at Paul-VI hall in the Vatican on January 22, 2025. [AFP]

Pope Francis is responding well to treatment for pneumonia after three weeks in hospital, the Vatican said Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old was showing "a gradual, slight improvement".

The Argentine pontiff has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14, and has suffered a series of respiratory crises, but for several days now his condition has been described as "stable".

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