Pope Francis continued his recovery from pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of prayers from “his house” and allies cheered him on from afar in hopes that he might recover and get back to leading the Catholic Church.

Father Gabriel Romanelli, IVE, the pastor of Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic parish in the ... is known by the children of Holy Family Church in Gaza as “the grandfather.”

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began.

Christian communities in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem say the situation for them has worsened under the current ceasefire, which has caused a proliferation of security checkpoints and roadblocks across the region that restrict their everyday lives.

On Monday evening, doctors said Pope Francis remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a "slight improvement" in some laboratory results.

In a critical condition, Pope Francis does not forget his people in the region that is now devastated due to Israeli attacks.

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Despite being in the Gemelli hospital in Rome for the past ten days, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church ... including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch ...