Dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons have gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on his fifth week hospitalized with double pneumonia.

Pope Francis, who has been receiving treatment for double pneumonia at a hospital in Rome for over a month, will remain under medical care despite signs of gradual improvement, the Vatican announced Saturday evening,

The Vatican released on Sunday the text of reflections for the Angelus prayer. Pope Francis wrote them while staying in the hospital. "I am sharing these thoughts with you while I am facing a period of trial,