Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition, has shown slight improvement and resumed some work, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began. The Vatican's evening bulletin is more positive, stating that the Pope is in good spirits and not in pain. Despite his age and pre-existing lung disease, doctors report that he hasn't had any more respiratory crises since Saturday and his kidney insufficiency is not causing alarm at the moment. Francis received the Eucharist and made a call to the parish priest of the Gaza parish to express his closeness.