Vatican News announced that Pope Francis had a quiet night and is showing a mild health improvement amid his battle with severe pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

In his absence, the Vatican’s day-to-day operations continued alongside celebrations of its Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century Jubilee that brings millions of pilgrims to Rome. On Sunday, Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny, who is close to Francis, celebrates the Holy Year Mass for volunteers that Francis was supposed to have celebrated.