Pope Francis slightly improved but remains in a critical condition

While Pope Francis remains in a critical condition with double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday that he has had a good night’s sleep and is slightly improved.

In its most upbeat bulletin in days, it said he has resumed work from his hospital room, calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began.

Well-wishers have left candles and photos outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital where the…