Pope marks a week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question is asked: Might he resign?

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ condition isn’t life-threatening, but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis.

Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope’s condition, saying that he will remain hospitalized at least all of next week.

Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemellli hospital on Feb. 14 after his bronchitis worsened. Doctors have diagnosed pneumonia in both lungs and a complex infection.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and

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