By Pope Francis woke up and was sitting in an armchair early Wednesday after another “peaceful night” at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, a Vatican source said.
After resting earlier in the morning, the 88-year-old pontiff “woke up, is in armchair, Continues normal therapy,” a source from the Holy See said.
Francis is receiving treatment for double pneumonia and remained on the same oxygen therapy as previous days, the Vatican added.
It was unclear whether the pontiff remained in critical condition.
On Tuesday, the Vatican said that Francis continued to show a slight improvement, despite remaining in critical condition. He had resumed work and was eating normally, the Vatican added.
Francis was admitted to the Gemelli hospital Feb. 14 and was later diagnosed with double pneumonia, or pneumonia in both lungs. Additional CT scans were ordered Tuesday to monitor his lungs, while the pope’s prognosis remained “reserved,” church officials said.
Hundreds of people are joining a nightly mass in St. Peter’s Square to pray for the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
