*Update on Pope Francis' health status, February 19, 2025* The clinical condition of the Holy Father is stationary. Blood tests evaluated by the medical staff show a slight improvement, especially in inflammatory indices. After breakfast, the Pope read some newspapers and then went about his work with his closest collaborators. Before lunch he received the Eucharist. In the afternoon, he was visited by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with whom he spent 20 minutes in private. As reported by the communication office of Palazzo Chigi, Prime Minister Meloni wished Pope Francis a speedy recovery, on behalf of the Government and the whole nation: “I am very happy to have found him alert and receptive. We have joked as usual. He has not lost his proverbial sense of humor”. _Source: https://x.com/zenitenglish (with information from the Holy See Press Office)._