Pontiff (88) remains in Rome hospital for treatment of double pneumonia
Nuns pray in St Peter's Square, in the Vatican City, for the health of Pope Francis. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Francis has extended the work of the Synod of Bishops, a signature initiative of his 12-year papacy, which has discussed reforms such as the possibility of women serving as Catholic deacons and better inclusion of LGBTQ people in the church. The pope has been in hospital for more than a month and his prolonged public absence has stoked speculation that he could choose to follow his predecessor Benedict XVI and resign the papacy.
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