A CT scan of the pontiff’s chest “showed a normal evolution” of the inflammation in his lungs, the Vatican said in its evening update on Wednesday, while the “mild kidney insufficiency”, which was diagnosed on Sunday, had “resolved”.
Pope Francis has shown a “further, slight improvement” as the 88-year-old remains in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican has said.
Vatican says Francis’s scan ‘shows normal evolution’ of lung inflammation and kidney problem has ‘resolved’.
“The clinical condition of the holy father in the last 24 hours has shown a further, slight improvement,” the statement said without specifying whether his condition remained critical.
Francis is spending his 13th night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he is said to be eating normally and fulfilling some work duties.
