Pope Francis appears to finally be on the mend more than three weeks after he entered the hospital with bronchitis. In a Monday evening update, the Holy See Press Office said his “guarded” prognosis has been lifted,

Pope Francis’s condition is improving and doctors no longer fear for his life, the Vatican said Monday, indicating the 88-year-old could even leave hospital within days. The leader of the world’s Catholics was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis,