Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia and “mild” kidney failure, had a good night, slept and is resting, the Vatican said in a brief statement on Monday morning.
Sergio Alfieri, the head of medicine and surgery at Gemelli hospital, said on Friday that the pontiff was taking a “significant” medication load and would not be discharged until he was fully out of the woods, because if he returned home, he would just start working again.
Vatican sources said later on Monday that the pope was awake and continuing with the therapy, and was eating normally and in good humour.
A statement that evening also said the pope was receiving “high-flow oxygen therapy” through a nasal cannula, but continued to remain “vigilant and well-orientated”.
In a message published in lieu of his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, which the pope normally delivers from a window overlooking Saint Peter’s Square, Francis thanked medical staff.
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