Pope Francis remains hospitalized with respiratory infection
epa10552769 A statue of late Pope Saint John Paul II stands outside the Agostino Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for the second day in Rome, Italy, 31 March 2023. The pontiff was hospitalized on 29 March following a respiratory infection (excluding Covid-19). According to the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Pope Francis is scheduled to be released from hospital on 01 April, and is expected to be present at the Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square. EPA/ANGELO CARCONI