By: AP Updated: February 25, 2025 16:59 IST 1 min readDecorated candles, flowers, and pictures of Pope Francis are placed at the base of the statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, February 25, 2025. (Reuters)Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new decrees of candidates for possible sainthood, the Vatican said on Tuesday.The decrees, published on Tuesday in the Holy See’s noon bulletin, signalled that the machinery of the Vatican is grinding on even with Francis hospitalized and in critical condition. The audience occurred on Monday.Tags:Pope Francissainthood