 ʻIll health ʻisn't stopping Pope Francis from doing what he does best, ʻlead it the faithful. The pope is conducting Sunday's Angela's Prayer from the room hospital, where he is recovering from colon cancer. He's reciting the prayer from the 10th floor of the Gimeli University Hospital. A spokesman for the Vatican said the 84-year-old pontiff is improving one week after his operation, He continues to eat regularly and has resumed work according to the updates.