(20 Feb 2025)
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Rome, Italy – 20 February 2025
1. Various of Pope John Paul II statue outside Gemelli hospital
2. Close of candle showing Pope Francis’ picture
3. 10th-floor windows where Pope’s apartment is located
4. Wide of hospital entrance
5. People entering and leaving the hospital
6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Gloria Gentile, Gemelli hospital employee:
"Regarding the Pope? I’m very happy that he is better. I believe he will make it, he will make it. In my opinion, he will, because the bulletin already says that he is doing better, even the rumors going around inside (the hospital) say that he is better. The Pope is doing much better."
7. Pope John Paul II statue with people eating during lunch break
8. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Emilio Recchia, patient at Gemelli Hospital:
"I haven’t followed all the phases (of the Pope’s illness) because it’s impossible, but he’s obviously an important person, one of the most powerful in the world. I hope he gets better soon. My best wishes to him."
9. Wide of hospital windows
10. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Tonino Bagaglini, visitor at Gemelli Hospital:
"We’re happy (that the Pope is better) – my mother is also hospitalized here – and I hope that everything goes well for everyone, including the Pope, whom we care about deeply."
11. Wide of hospital with Pope John Paul II reflecting in a puddle
12. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Silvana Lafarzola, patient at Gemelli Hospital:
"I am confident and wish the Pope a speedy recovery. He is an extraordinary Pope, a wonderful and extraordinary person. Let’s all pray for him together."
13. Various of camera recording Gemelli Hospital exterior
14. Video reporter working outside the hospital
15. Wide of Gemelli hospital exterior
STORYLINE:
Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia, eating breakfast out of bed on Thursday morning after a sixth peaceful night at the hospital, the Vatican said.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a new update after confirming late Wednesday that new blood tests showed a “slight improvement” in some inflammation indices for the 88-year-old pontiff, who had an acute case of pneumonia in 2023 and is prone to respiratory infections in winter.
Francis was visited Wednesday by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, his first known VIP visitor.
She reported after their 20-minute visit that Francis was in good spirits and had “joked around as always.”
Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened.
Doctors on Tuesday diagnosed pneumonia in both lungs, on top of a polymicrobial infection in his respiratory tract, meaning a combination of bacteria, viral and other organisms.
He is taking a combination of antibiotics and cortisone for what doctors also diagnosed as asthmatic bronchitis.
AP video by Francesca Primavilla, Luigi Navarra and Silvia Stellacci
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