Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to deal with a lung irritation and can cut back some appointments.

However, the Vatican has mentioned the pontiff doesn't have pneumonia or fever.

The pope himself revealed on Sunday that he had been unwell and had been forced to cancel his weekly window appointment to greet individuals in St Peter's Square.

Instead, he gave his blessing from the chapel of the resort on Vatican grounds the place he lives.

The Vatican mentioned in a written assertion on Monday that an irritation was inflicting some respiratory difficulties for Francis, whose 87th birthday is subsequent month.

"The condition of the pope is good and stationary, he doesn't have a fever, and the respiratory situation is in clear improvement," the assertion mentioned.

A CT scan, which the pope underwent on Saturday afternoon at a Rome hospital, dominated out pneumonia.

To support the pope's restoration, "some important commitments expected for the next days have been postponed so he can dedicate the time and desired energy" to his restoration, the assertion added.

It shouldn't be clear what appointments had been being postpone, but it surely appeared he was protecting his personal viewers with the president of Paraguay.

In televised remarks on Sunday, the pope indicated he's going forward with a three-day journey to the United Arab Emirates on 1 December to ship a speech on local weather change on the upcoming United Nations COP28 talks.

When he gave his blessing on Sunday, a bandage, holding in place a cannula for intravenous therapy, was clearly seen on his proper hand.