The Pope has spent a “quiet night and is resting,” according to the latest Vatican statement

Pope Francis, who has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14 and has now been in hospital for 12 days, has spent "a peaceful night and is resting," said the first statement on Wednesday morning. In keeping with the routine that has been established these days, this first communication, usually so brief, simply conveys reassurance regarding the last report from the previous day . A medical report as such is issued around seven in the evening.

Tuesday afternoon's test was positive for the third consecutive day, and indicates that Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 88, despite still being in "critical condition," is continuing his recovery after the complications he suffered on Saturday. The medical bulletin reported that he underwent a CT scan (computerized axial tomography) yesterday to check the evolution of the bilateral pneumonia that was detected on February 18. The result will be communicated in this afternoon's medical report, an important piece of information to know if the treatment is working.

In any case, the Pope is in good health, eating normally, and sometimes getting up and sitting down in an armchair. He has already resumed part of his work and on Monday he even held a meeting in the hospital with the Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, and his right-hand man, the substitute for General Affairs, Edgar Peña Parra.

The medical team treating him explained last Friday, in their only press conference so far, that the Pope's life "is not in danger, but he is not out of danger," and that any incident could unbalance him. This is what happened the following day, Saturday, with a prolonged respiratory crisis, symptoms of anemia and an initial mild kidney failure, which required continuous oxygen supply and a blood transfusion.

It was the most worrying day since Bergoglio was admitted on February 14 with bronchitis that would not go away. On the 18th, it developed into bilateral pneumonia and this Saturday, the 22nd, he went through that crisis. However, since then he seems to have overcome it and all the indicators are positive. On Monday, the medical report already spoke of “slight improvement” and that the kidney failure was not causing concern.