Pope Francis shows 'slight improvement,' is working from hospital, Vatican says

Pope Francis shows 'slight improvement,' is working from hospital, Vatican says

Pope Francis showed "slight improvement" Monday and has resumed working from a Rome hospital as people around the word prayed for the pontiff who has been battling double pnuemonia a other ills for more than two weeks.

The Vatican posted an update Monday saying Francis has experience no new episodes of asthma-like "respiratory distress" that had concerned his physicians Saturday. Tests results are improving and a "mild kidney insufficiency" is not a cause for concern, the update said.

"Pope Francis has resumed work and, in the evening, called the parish in Gaza," the update said.

The Vatican had said late Sunday that the pope's condition remained critical but that he was able to attend Mass at Gemelli hospital Sunday morning with medical staff.