The Holy See Press Office announced on Thursday that the Jubilee Audience scheduled for 1 March has been cancelled due to Francis' continued hospitalisation.
According to the Vatican, Francis' clinical condition remains critical but stable and is improving.
Everything we have heard from the Vatican in recent days indicates that Francis will survive this illness.
The CT scan should show a normal progression of the pneumonia, meaning that Francis is responding to treatment.
He has also recovered from his acute kidney injury. Blood tests are going in the right direction, but still requires oxygen to maintain his blood oxygen levels but hasn't had any breathing difficulties since Saturday.
Since Wednesday, he has been fit enough to undergo chest physiotherapy. He sits in his chair for lunch and dinner and eats by himself.
Satreport.CatholicSat.com, a Portuguese physician, has sources in the hospital who claim that Francis is better than he has been for some days and is beginning "to turn the corner".
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