The Pope's sense of humour is well and truly intact, even as it's expected his funeral preparations are underway.
New medical tests reveal the 88-year-old pontiff has developed bilateral pneumonia.
Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has visited the Pope in hospital, where she was happy to find he hasn't lost his sense of humour.
Rome Correspondent Jo McKenna told Mike Hosking she expects the Vatican would be going through standard funeral arrangements.
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