The Vatican says Pope Francis is showing 'slight improvement', hours after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited saying he hadn't lost his humour.
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, is in a stable condition and has shown "slight improvement" in results from recent blood tests, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pontiff is undergoing treatment at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where he was admitted on 14 February after struggling with breathing difficulties for several days. "The clinical conditions of the Holy Father are stable," said a brief Vatican statement on Wednesday.
"He hasn't lost his proverbial sense of humour," said Meloni, the pope's first known visitor in hospital. Messages of support for Francis have come in from around the world, the Vatican's official media outlet reported. Pilgrims at the Vatican on Wednesday for the pope's cancelled weekly audience expressed hope for his recovery.
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