Pope Francis remains in critical but stable condition after undergoing a CT scan on Tuesday, the Vatican announced.
Vatican officials say the pope, 88, returned to work in the evening, making a phone call to the parish priest in Gaza. He also expressed gratitude to "all the people of God who have gathered to pray for his health in recent days."
"The condition of the Holy Father remains critical but stable. There have been no acute respiratory episodes and hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable," the Vatican said in a statement to the media.
"In the evening he underwent a planned control scan for radiological monitoring of bilateral pneumonia. The prognosis remains reserved. In the morning, after receiving the Eucharist, he resumed work," the statement continued.
Pope Francis was hospitalized on February 14 after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened. Doctors initially diagnosed a complex viral, bacterial and fungal infection of the respiratory tract and then the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.
Late Sunday, doctors said blood tests revealed "early, mild kidney failure," but that it remains under control. Doctors said the Pope remains in critical condition but had not experienced any further respiratory distress since Saturday evening.