Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the cardinal vicar of the Diocese of Rome, celebrates a Mass for Pope Francis on Feb. 23, 2025, at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. DANIEL IBÁÑEZ/CNA
ROME— Pope Francis spends a peaceful night at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Holy See Press Office tells journalists Monday morning.
”The night went well, the Pope has slept and is resting,” the Vatican says in its latest update on the pontiff’s condition.
Prayers for the pope’s recovery continue across Rome, where Cardinal Baldassare Reina celebrated Mass Sunday at the Basilica of St. John Lateran for the Holy Father’s recovery.
Pope Francis also received dozens of get-well cards and hand-drawn greetings from schoolchildren in Rome on Sunday.
Pope Francis’ condition ‘remains critical,’ Vatican says Sunday afternoon
Pope Francis’ condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office says in a statement issued Sunday evening Rome time. However, it says he experienced “no further respiratory crisis” since Saturday.
The statement also says the Holy Father “continues to be alert and well oriented” and continues to receive oxygen therapy “at high flows” through his nose.
Since his situation is “complex,” the statement says, the pope’s prognosis “remains reserved.” His blood platelet count remained stable, the statement continues, but some blood tests showed “initial, mild, renal [kidney] failure” that is presently under control.
This morning the pope participated in Mass along with those who are caring for him at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, the statement said.
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