Critically-ill pope passed peaceful night – Vatican

A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, passed a peaceful night, the Vatican said in its latest update on Wednesday on the 88-year-old pontiff.

“The pope passed a peaceful night and is resting,” said the Vatican in a morning update on the 13th day of Francis’s stay in Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

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