- A Vatican Swiss guard stands prior to a mass for the world of volunteers led by delegate of Pope Francis Cardinal Michael Czerny in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- Nuns have a group photo taken at the end of a prayer for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
- A Catholic worshipper holds a rosary prior a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- Members of different organizations of volunteers follow Cardinal Michael Czerny, delegate of Pope Francis who is being treated for pneumonia at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, celebrating a mass for the world of volunteers in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- A Catholic nun crosses herself during a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- A Catholic nun arrives for a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- Catholic nuns gather with others worshippers for a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- Catholic nuns arrive for a prayer of the Rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- A view of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Sunday, March 9, 2025, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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A Vatican Swiss guard stands prior to a mass for the world of volunteers led by delegate of Pope Francis Cardinal Michael Czerny in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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