Pope is resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney failure detected

By AP 24 February 2025, 10:47 am

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People pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, February 23, 2025, where the pontiff has been hospitalized since February 14. (AP Photo/ Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis was resting this morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney failure, the Vatican said.

The one-line statement did not say whether Francis, 88, had woken up. “The night passed well. The pope slept and is resting,” it says.

Late Sunday, doctors reported that blood tests showed early kidney failure that was nevertheless under control. They said Francis remained in critical condition, but that he had not experienced any further respiratory crises since Saturday.