ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to approve new decrees for saints and call a formal meeting to set the dates for their canonization, the Vatican said Tuesday.

( NewsNation) — Pope Francis remains in critical condition though showing “slight improvement” in some laboratory results, according to the Vatican. On Tuesday morning, The Holy Press See Office reported that Francis slept well overnight despite his serious condition.

The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has showed slight improvement in laboratory tests. He has resumed some work activities, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began.

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis remains in the ... Sponsor Message "Although we had a blackout in the whole area of Gaza City, he insisted and managed to contact us with a video call," he said ...

The Israeli leader’s warning came after Hamas said it would indefinitely postpone the next round of hostage releases.

From his hospital bed, Pope Francis stays in touch with Catholic parishioners in Gaza ROME, Italy — Pope Francis ... blackout in the whole area of Gaza City, he insisted and managed to contact ...

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis remains in the hospital this week ... “Although we had a blackout in the whole area of Gaza City, he insisted and managed to contact us with a video call,” he said, according to the Vatican media outlet.