Pope 'alert and joking' says Italy's PM after visit
Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has visited the Pope in hospital, where he has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday with a respiratory infection. Meloni said in a statement that she was "very happy to have found him alert and responsive. We joked as always. He hasn't lost his proverbial sense of humour."She offered him best wishes for a speedy recovery, on behalf of the Italian government and the whole country.
Earlier in the week, the Vatican said medical tests and a chest X-ray showed "a complex picture".Pneumonia is a serious infection that can inflame and scar the lungs, causing chest pain and making breathing more difficult.The Vatican said in its latest update on the pontiff's fragile health that he was alert and ate breakfast. A Vatican official said he was still able to get out of bed and sit in an armchair in his hospital room, and was continuing to do some work.He has cancelled a papal audience scheduled for Saturday and is not well enough to attend a mass on Sunday.Outside the hospital, well-wishers and pilgrims have continued to gather to pray, light candles and write notes of encouragement.
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