Pope continues recovery, sleeps well as Vatican launches marathon prayers

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his treatment for pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of prayers from “his house” and allies cheered him on from afar in hopes that the 88-year-old would recover.The Vatican’s typically brief morning update said: “The pope slept well, all night.”On Monday evening, doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some