Pope Francis has entered the fifth week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia very much looking ahead as he continued work on a priority of his papacy.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly. His condition soon developed into double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pope,

Pope Francis, 88, is showing significant improvement in his recovery from double pneumonia, according to the Vatican. Admitted on February 14, the pontiff is gradually reducing his reliance on mechanical ventilation,