The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has given the following statement:

"Pope Francis spent the afternoon at the Gemelli Hospital devoting himself to rest, prayer and some work tasks."

The following information has been provided by the medical staff attending to the Holy Father at the hospital:

"As part of scheduled clinical checks, the Holy Father was found to have infectious bronchitis requiring the administration of antibiotic infusion therapy, which produced the expected effects with a marked improvement in his state of health.
Based on the expected course, the Holy Father could be discharged in the coming days."