Pope follows Vatican’s spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia

Prayers are being said for the Pope as he battles a complex lung condition (AP)

The Pope is participating in the Vatican’s week-long spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia and looks ahead to the 12th anniversary of his election amid questions about what the future of his papacy might look like.

Francis followed the opening of the retreat by video conference on Sunday.