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Latest medical update for 88-year-old pontiff said he was responding well to treatment in hospital

Pope Francis is no longer in immediate danger and is responding well to treatment in hospital, the Vatican has said, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old pontiff continues his recovery from double pneumonia.

Francis has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than three weeks. He was admitted on 14 February with a severe respiratory infection that has required evolving treatment.