Pope Francis has restful night, is visited by Italian PM

Giorgia Meloni official portrait

Source: Vatican Media

In a note to journalists today, the Holy See Press Office said: "The Pope spent a restful night, woke up and had breakfast."

He also got up and sat in an armchair.

This afternoon (Wednesday 19 February) the Holy Father received a visit from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

According to an official statement, the Prime Minister conveyed to the Pontiff best wishes for a speedy recovery on behalf of the Government and the entire Nation.

"I am very pleased to have found him alert and responsive," Meloni said. "We joked as always. He has not lost his well-known sense of humour."

On Wednesday evening the Vatican press office said: "The Holy Father's clinical condition is stationary. The blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show a slight improvement, particularly in the inflammatory indices."