Doctors say Francis is not out of danger, but has had no further respiratory crises since Saturday
A woman visits a statue of Pope John Paul II to pray for Pope Francis outside Rome's Gemelli hospital. Photograph: James Hill/New York TimesWhile Francis remains in a critical condition, the Vatican said that it hoped to have information later in the day about the results of a CAT scan taken on Tuesday evening to check on the status of the complex lung infection that has kept the 88-year-old pope in hospital since February 14th.
On Wednesday the Vatican said Francis had appointed four new bishops and approved the creation of a new fundraising initiative to encourage donations to the Holy See, which has been enduring a financial crisis for years. It has become something of a makeshift pilgrimage destination, especially for church groups in town for the Vatican’s Holy Year.
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