The Vatican has yet to provide a timeline for Pope Francis' release from the hospital. His next scheduled public appearance is a weekly general audience on Wednesday,

Previous Vatican updates indicated that the 88-year-old pontiff has been able to receive the Eucharist, rest, read, and work.

The pope is susceptible to lung infections after he developed pleurisy as an adult and had part of a lung removed at age 21. In addition, Francis has been hospitalized for bronchitis multiple times, and in 2023 underwent abdominal surgery and received treatment for pneumonia earlier that year.