Worshippers continue to pray for Pope Francis outside the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church has been battling pneumonia since February 14. According to the latest report from the Vatican,

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition.

Pope Francis is showing a "good response" to his treatment in hospital for double pneumonia and his overall condition is gradually improving, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for more than three weeks with a severe respiratory infection that has required continuously evolving treatment.

"The night was quiet, the pope was resting," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a brief statement on Sunday morning.

The Holy See Press Office said the pontiff has shown "a good response to the therapies." He was hospitalized on Feb. 14 for a case of bronchitis.

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Pope Francis remains in the hospital despite his improving health. For the fourth consecutive Sunday, his reflections on the Angelus prayer will be shared with the public. Pope Francis has been unable to personally appear at the window of the Gemelli Polyclinic to greet the faithful.