Pope's Blood Tests Show ‘Slight Improvement,' Vatican Says
(Bloomberg) -- Pope Francis' blood tests showed 'a slight improvement' in measurements of inflammation and the pontiff remained in stable condition as he's hospitalized for pneumonia, the Vatican said.
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Earlier in the day, the pontiff, who was admitted for treatment in Rome on Friday, met for 20 minutes with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who said he is 'alert and responsive.'
'We joked as always,' Meloni said in an earlier statement. 'He hasn't lost his proverbial sense of humor.'
Francis, 88, was hospitalized after what doctors called an increasingly complex health issue. The Vatican said the pope was suffering from pneumonia in both lungs — and that medical staff had altered his drug regimen to battle the infection.
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Francis has been the spiritual leader of the world's Catholics since 2013. He is the first pope to hail from the Americas and the first non-European pontiff since the eighth century.
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