VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who is being treated for a respiratory infection, had a peaceful night, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Monday, citing sources close to the hospital.
The pontiff, 88, has been suffering from bronchitis for more than a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday morning.
The Vatican said on Saturday that the Pope would remain in hospital for as long as his treatment required.
Francis is not expected to be discharged until the middle of the week, according to ANSA
The Pope was unable to deliver his regular prayer to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, or to lead a special mass for artists to mark the Catholic Church’s jubilee year.
He has also canceled a visit to Rome’s Cinecitta film studios, scheduled for Monday.
“Thank you for the affection, prayer and closeness with which you accompany me in these days,” Pope Francis wrote on X on Sunday.
Pope Francis spends third night in hospital
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Pope Francis spends third night in hospital
- The pontiff has been suffering from bronchitis for more than a week
- Francis is not expected to be discharged until the middle of the week
Germany plays down threat of US invading Greenland after talks
WASHINGTON: Germany’s top diplomat on Monday played down the risk of a US attack on Greenland, after President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to seize the island from NATO ally Denmark.
Asked after meeting Secretary of State Marco Rubio about a unilateral military move by Trump, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said: “I have no indication that this is being seriously considered.”
“Rather, I believe there is a common interest in addressing the security issues that arise in the Arctic region, and that we should and will do so,” he told reporters.
“NATO is only now in the process of developing more concrete plans on this, and these will then be discussed jointly with our US partners.”
Wadephul’s visit comes ahead of talks this week in Washington between Rubio and the top diplomats of Denmark and Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.
Trump in recent days has vowed that the United States will take Greenland “one way or the other” and said he can do it “the nice way or the more difficult way.”
Greenland’s government on Monday repeated that it would not accept a US takeover under “any circumstance.”
Greenland and NATO also said Monday that they were working on bolstering defense of the Arctic territory, a key concern cited by Trump.
Trump has repeatedly pointed to growing Arctic activity by Russia and China as a reason why the United States needs to take over Greenland.
But he has also spoken more broadly of his desire to expand the land mass controlled by the United States.
