Pope is awake, resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney problem detected


Candles and photos for Pope Francis are seen at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. -- AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

ROME (AP): Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said.

"The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting,” it said. A medical bulletin was expected later Monday.

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