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Nuns pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Members of different organizations of volunteers follow Cardinal Michael Czerny, delegate of Pope Francis who is being treated for pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, celebrating a mass for the world of volunteers in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Members of different organizations of volunteers follow Cardinal Michael Czerny, delegate of Pope Francis who is being treated for pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, celebrating a mass for the world of volunteers in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
People pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A nun prays for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bishop Franco Agostinelli leads a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bishop Franco Agostinelli leads a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bishop Franco Agostinelli leads a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Catholic worshippers arrive to St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Italian Carabinieri civil protection volunteers arrive to St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Catholic worshippers arrive to St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Candles and flowers are left for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A man prays for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A child follows Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left background, delegated by Pope Francis who's being treated for pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, presiding over a mass with the pilgrims of the "Movement for Life" in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A person lights a candle for Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized in Rome, during a vigil in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left, delegated by Pope Francis who's being treated for pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, presides over a mass with the pilgrims of the "Movement for Life" in St. Peter's Basilica at The vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Locals and tourists walk outside the Sant'Angelo castle as the sun sets in Rome, Italy, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman prays as she joins with others for a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman prays for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A photo of Pope Francis adorns a wall during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
People and a Christian priest stand next to the statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Christian Catholic worshippers pray as they walk towards St. Peter's Square, in Rome, Italy, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman touches the statue of Pope John Paul II placed outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Catholic worshippers pray during a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Catholic nuns listen to a recorded message from Pope Francis during a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A statue of Pope John Paul II is seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Thursday, March 6, 2025, where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A photo of Pope Francis is projected on the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A statue of Pope Francis sits among other religious items at a shop in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
People admire Giotto's frescoes inside St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A Catholic holds a photograph of Pope Francis while offering prayers during a mass on Ash Wednesday at Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Girls, with ashes on their foreheads, pray during a rosary prayer for Pope Francis' health in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Mexican painter Roberto Marquez places a painting of Pope Francis he made outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A Catholic woman attends a nightly rosary prayer service for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A woman takes a photo of a statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A man lights a candle inside the St. Paul's Outside The Walls Basilica in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Ballons for Pope Francis are seen at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People walk at dusk in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Catholic pilgrims from Mexico gather outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis continues to be hospitalized in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A seagull flies past as people visit St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The Pope's vicar for the dioceses of Rome Cardinal Baldassarre Reina, left, during a rosary prayer held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
St Peter's Basilica at The Vatican at dusk across the river Tiber in Rome, Italy Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The relics of St. John XXIII are displayed inside St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
People attend a rosary prayer with Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People attend a rosary prayer with Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People attend a rosary prayer with Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pigeons on a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Catholic faithfuls attend a vigil rosary for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Faithful attend a Mass with the poor for the health of Pope Francis at an underground chapel under St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Nuns wave in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People walk through St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A nun prays towards the window at the Vatican at the time when Pope Francis would usually bestow his blessing, the Pontiff is currently recovering from a bilateral pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Faithful attend a spiritual celebration praying for the health of Pope Francis, at The Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A nun ul attends a spiritual celebration praying for the health of Pope Francis, at The Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A nun prays at the Vatican at the time when Pope Francis would usually bestow his blessing, the Pontiff is currently recovering from a bilateral pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People walk through St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almsman of His Holiness, leads a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Dark clouds hover over St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Catholic faithful attend a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almsman of His Holiness, leads a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Catholic faithful attend a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Catholic faithful attend a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A nun holds rosary beads as she prays for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalised since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The moon moves behind the cross on top of St Peter's Basilica ahead of the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People hold up a banner before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A man walks in the ward where Pope Francis is hospitalized at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Italy, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Candles left outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, March 3, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A woman holds a candle as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A woman prays outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A placards are seen outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Michelle Van Asperen, of the Netherlands, prays for Pope Francis outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Faithful pray at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Pilgrims walk through the rain as they carry a cross towards The Vatican in Rome, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Pope's Vicar for Rome, Cardinal Baldassare Reina celebrates mass for the health of Pope Francis at the Church of the Argentinas, Santa Maria Addolorata in Rome, Italy Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Pope's Vicar for Rome, Cardinal Baldassare Reina celebrates Mass for the health of Pope Francis at the Church of the Argentinas, Santa Maria Addolorata in Rome, Italy Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A man walks past a mural of Pope Francis at the stadium of San Lorenzo, his soccer team, in the Padre Ricciardelli neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A figure of Pope Francis, center, is displayed for sale at a souvenir shop outside Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Faithful pray outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A nun carries tunics inside the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle during a rosary prayer service held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A man attends a rosary prayer service with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle during a rosary prayer service held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People attend a rosary prayer service with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A marble statue of late Pope John Paul II is backdropped by the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalised Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and is receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pilgrims for the jubiliar year 2025 carrying a wooden cricifix arrive in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, hours after Pope Francis was hospitalized to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for bronchitis. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Catholic faithful gather at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral popularly known as the Manila Cathedral in Manila, Philippines on Friday Feb. 21, 2025 to pray for the healing and recovery of Pope Francis as part of a nationwide call for prayers initiated by the Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)
A man bows his head on a pew at San José de Flores basilica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Children listen to a coach during a swimming lesson with a painting of Pope Francis in the background, in San Jose natatorium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Missionary nun Maria Engracia, from Mexico, prays for the health of Pope Francis at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Priest Agustin Lopez leads a Mass for the health of Pope Francis at Caacupe church in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Nuns pray for Pope Francis in front of the statue of Pope John Paul II at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Deacons take part in a mass for their jubilee in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, that was supposed to be presided over by Pope Francis who was admitted over a week ago at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic and is in critical condition. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Nuns pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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)
A Catholic nun attends a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Father Lorenzo de Vedia, better known as "Toto," center right, arrives for evening Mass where he offered up prayers for the good health of Pope Francis, amid a power outage in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Vatican Swiss guards surveil the Bronze Door, the main entrance to the papal apartments, at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, as Pope Francis who was admitted over a week ago at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic is in critical conditions. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Nuns pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Members of different organizations of volunteers follow Cardinal Michael Czerny, delegate of Pope Francis who is being treated for pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, celebrating a mass for the world of volunteers in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Members of different organizations of volunteers follow Cardinal Michael Czerny, delegate of Pope Francis who is being treated for pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, celebrating a mass for the world of volunteers in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
People pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A nun prays for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bishop Franco Agostinelli leads a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bishop Franco Agostinelli leads a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bishop Franco Agostinelli leads a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Catholic worshippers arrive to St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Italian Carabinieri civil protection volunteers arrive to St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Catholic worshippers arrive to St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Candles and flowers are left for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A man prays for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A child follows Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left background, delegated by Pope Francis who's being treated for pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, presiding over a mass with the pilgrims of the "Movement for Life" in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A person lights a candle for Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized in Rome, during a vigil in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left, delegated by Pope Francis who's being treated for pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, presides over a mass with the pilgrims of the "Movement for Life" in St. Peter's Basilica at The vatican, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Locals and tourists walk outside the Sant'Angelo castle as the sun sets in Rome, Italy, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman prays as she joins with others for a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman prays for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, March 8, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A photo of Pope Francis adorns a wall during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
People and a Christian priest stand next to the statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Christian Catholic worshippers pray as they walk towards St. Peter's Square, in Rome, Italy, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman touches the statue of Pope John Paul II placed outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Catholic worshippers pray during a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Catholic nuns listen to a recorded message from Pope Francis during a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A statue of Pope John Paul II is seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Thursday, March 6, 2025, where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A photo of Pope Francis is projected on the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A statue of Pope Francis sits among other religious items at a shop in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
People admire Giotto's frescoes inside St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A Catholic holds a photograph of Pope Francis while offering prayers during a mass on Ash Wednesday at Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Girls, with ashes on their foreheads, pray during a rosary prayer for Pope Francis' health in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Mexican painter Roberto Marquez places a painting of Pope Francis he made outside the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A Catholic woman attends a nightly rosary prayer service for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A woman takes a photo of a statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A man lights a candle inside the St. Paul's Outside The Walls Basilica in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Ballons for Pope Francis are seen at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People walk at dusk in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Catholic pilgrims from Mexico gather outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis continues to be hospitalized in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A seagull flies past as people visit St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The Pope's vicar for the dioceses of Rome Cardinal Baldassarre Reina, left, during a rosary prayer held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
St Peter's Basilica at The Vatican at dusk across the river Tiber in Rome, Italy Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The relics of St. John XXIII are displayed inside St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
People attend a rosary prayer with Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People attend a rosary prayer with Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People attend a rosary prayer with Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pigeons on a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Catholic faithfuls attend a vigil rosary for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Faithful attend a Mass with the poor for the health of Pope Francis at an underground chapel under St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Nuns wave in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People walk through St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A nun prays towards the window at the Vatican at the time when Pope Francis would usually bestow his blessing, the Pontiff is currently recovering from a bilateral pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Faithful attend a spiritual celebration praying for the health of Pope Francis, at The Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A nun ul attends a spiritual celebration praying for the health of Pope Francis, at The Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A nun prays at the Vatican at the time when Pope Francis would usually bestow his blessing, the Pontiff is currently recovering from a bilateral pneumonia at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People walk through St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almsman of His Holiness, leads a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Dark clouds hover over St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Catholic faithful attend a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almsman of His Holiness, leads a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Catholic faithful attend a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Catholic faithful attend a nightly rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A nun holds rosary beads as she prays for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 2, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalised since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The moon moves behind the cross on top of St Peter's Basilica ahead of the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People hold up a banner before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A man walks in the ward where Pope Francis is hospitalized at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Italy, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Candles left outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, March 3, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A woman holds a candle as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis' health in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A woman prays outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A placards are seen outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Michelle Van Asperen, of the Netherlands, prays for Pope Francis outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Faithful pray at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Pilgrims walk through the rain as they carry a cross towards The Vatican in Rome, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Pope's Vicar for Rome, Cardinal Baldassare Reina celebrates mass for the health of Pope Francis at the Church of the Argentinas, Santa Maria Addolorata in Rome, Italy Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Pope's Vicar for Rome, Cardinal Baldassare Reina celebrates Mass for the health of Pope Francis at the Church of the Argentinas, Santa Maria Addolorata in Rome, Italy Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A man walks past a mural of Pope Francis at the stadium of San Lorenzo, his soccer team, in the Padre Ricciardelli neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A figure of Pope Francis, center, is displayed for sale at a souvenir shop outside Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Faithful pray outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A nun carries tunics inside the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle during a rosary prayer service held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A man attends a rosary prayer service with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle during a rosary prayer service held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People attend a rosary prayer service with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle held for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A marble statue of late Pope John Paul II is backdropped by the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalised Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and is receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pilgrims for the jubiliar year 2025 carrying a wooden cricifix arrive in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, hours after Pope Francis was hospitalized to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for bronchitis. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Catholic faithful gather at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral popularly known as the Manila Cathedral in Manila, Philippines on Friday Feb. 21, 2025 to pray for the healing and recovery of Pope Francis as part of a nationwide call for prayers initiated by the Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)
A man bows his head on a pew at San José de Flores basilica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Children listen to a coach during a swimming lesson with a painting of Pope Francis in the background, in San Jose natatorium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Missionary nun Maria Engracia, from Mexico, prays for the health of Pope Francis at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Priest Agustin Lopez leads a Mass for the health of Pope Francis at Caacupe church in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Nuns pray for Pope Francis in front of the statue of Pope John Paul II at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Deacons take part in a mass for their jubilee in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, that was supposed to be presided over by Pope Francis who was admitted over a week ago at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic and is in critical condition. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Nuns pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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)
A Catholic nun attends a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Father Lorenzo de Vedia, better known as "Toto," center right, arrives for evening Mass where he offered up prayers for the good health of Pope Francis, amid a power outage in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Vatican Swiss guards surveil the Bronze Door, the main entrance to the papal apartments, at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, as Pope Francis who was admitted over a week ago at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic is in critical conditions. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
