Pope Francis continues his recovery in hospital following an operation. Barbie Nadeau reports from Rome that children in the Gemelli Hospital have sent the Pontiff get-well cards.

The health conditions of two of Italy’s most prominent octogenarians have in recent years often kept the country in suspense.

At the recommendation of his doctors, Pope Francis will not pray the Sunday Angelus in public, the Vatican said Saturday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said at a press conference June 10 the pope would pray the Angelus in private at 12:00 p.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was re-admitted to hospital in Milan for a scheduled medical checkup on Friday, just weeks after being discharged following a long stay.

MILAN: Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised at San Raffaele hospital in Milan, four sources told Reuters today. One of the sources said Berlusconi had been hospitalised for medical checks.