Pope’s Health Stable as Therapy Continues

| 02/16/2025

Pope Francis is still being treated for a respiratory infection in hospital and the Holy Father’s therapy is continuing normally

Votive candles, including some bearing a photo of Pope Francis, are seen on the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital February 15, 2025.
Votive candles, including some bearing a photo of Pope Francis, are seen on the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital February 15, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

“Pope Francis rested well during the night. His clinical condition is stable, and the diagnostic and therapeutic process prescribed by the medical staff continues. This morning, he received the Eucharist and followed the Holy Mass on television. In the afternoon, he alternated between reading and resting.”

Holy See Press Office Director Matteo Bruni released this statement to journalists on Sunday afternoon regarding Pope Francis’ condition following his hospitalization.

Pope Francis was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Friday for an ongoing bronchitis.

Following medical lab tests, his pharmacological therapy has been adjusted and he has not experienced episodes of fever.

The Pope’s medical staff has ordered “complete rest” to aid his recovery, thus the special Jubilee Audience for Artists and the World of Culture was canceled on Saturday, and Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonca, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, celebrated Holy Mass on his behalf on Sunday morning.

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