Pope rests as Vatican marks another Holy Year event without him

A nun places an object at a makeshift memorial outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is a patient, in Rome, March 8, 2025.

Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia Sunday after doctors reported some positive news: After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old pope is responding well to treatment and has shown a "gradual, slight improvement" in recent days.