His doctors said “the pope is fine” and “working,” though they cautioned that he remains in significant danger as he fights a bout of double pneumonia.

Pope Francis has spent his eighth night in hospital without further complications after falling ill with pneumonia, the Vatican said on Saturday morning. "Pope Francis had a restful night," the Holy See said in a statement posted on its Vatican News website.

"Is he out of danger? No. But if the question is 'is he in danger of death,' the answer is 'no," said the doctor of Pope Francis.