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Pope Francis Spends Third Peaceful Night in Hospital 

People gather outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment for ongoing bronchitis, in Rome, Italy, February 17, 2025. (Reuters)
People gather outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment for ongoing bronchitis, in Rome, Italy, February 17, 2025. (Reuters)
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Pope Francis Spends Third Peaceful Night in Hospital 

People gather outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment for ongoing bronchitis, in Rome, Italy, February 17, 2025. (Reuters)
People gather outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment for ongoing bronchitis, in Rome, Italy, February 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Pope Francis, who is being treated for a respiratory infection, had a peaceful night, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Monday, citing sources close to the hospital.

The pontiff, 88, has been suffering from bronchitis for more than a week and was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday morning.

The Vatican said on Saturday that the Pope would remain in hospital for as long as his treatment required.

Francis is not expected to be discharged until the middle of the week, according to ANSA

The Pope was unable to deliver his regular prayer to pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, or to lead a special mass for artists to mark the Catholic Church's jubilee year.

He has also cancelled a visit to Rome's Cinecitta film studios, scheduled for Monday.

"Thank you for the affection, prayer and closeness with which you accompany me in these days," Pope Francis wrote on X on Sunday.

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American Citizen Glezmann Freed by Taliban

A handout picture released by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows US citizen George Glezmann (C) posing for a picture with US official Adam Boehler (C-L), former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad (C-R) and Qatari diplomats in Kabul on March 20, 2025, ahead of their departure to Doha. (Photo by QATARI MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS / AFP)
A handout picture released by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows US citizen George Glezmann (C) posing for a picture with US official Adam Boehler (C-L), former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad (C-R) and Qatari diplomats in Kabul on March 20, 2025, ahead of their departure to Doha. (Photo by QATARI MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS / AFP)
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American Citizen Glezmann Freed by Taliban

A handout picture released by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows US citizen George Glezmann (C) posing for a picture with US official Adam Boehler (C-L), former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad (C-R) and Qatari diplomats in Kabul on March 20, 2025, ahead of their departure to Doha. (Photo by QATARI MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS / AFP)
A handout picture released by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows US citizen George Glezmann (C) posing for a picture with US official Adam Boehler (C-L), former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad (C-R) and Qatari diplomats in Kabul on March 20, 2025, ahead of their departure to Doha. (Photo by QATARI MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS / AFP)

The Taliban on Thursday freed an American citizen detained in Afghanistan for over two years following direct talks between US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Taliban officials in Kabul, a source briefed on the release told Reuters.
George Glezmann, who was detained in 2022 while visiting Kabul as a tourist, left Afghanistan aboard a Qatari aircraft on Thursday evening bound for Qatar, the source said. Glezmann and Boehler are expected to later travel onward to the United States.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement on Thursday confirming Glezmann's release, Reuters reported.
Thursday's meeting in Kabul marked the highest-level direct talks between the United States and the Taliban since President Donald Trump came to power in January.
Boehler met with the Taliban administration's foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, according to a statement by the Afghan foreign ministry.
"During this meeting, discussions were held on Afghanistan-US bilateral relations, the release of prisoners, and the provision of consular services to Afghans in the United States," the statement said.
It added that the meeting was also attended by former US special representative to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad.
Qatar said in a statement posted on X that it had facilitated Glezmann's release.
In a statement, the Taliban called Glezmann's release a "goodwill gesture" reflecting its willingness to engage with the United States "on the basis of mutual respect and interests."