hospital in rome this morning and could remain there for a few more days. vatican sources tell cnn he slept well during his first night at the hospital, the 86 year old pontiff hospitalist for a respiratory infection. after holding his weekly general audience in st peter's square, he was taken to the hospital for a number of scheduled tests. worth noting pope francis does have a history of long issues. as a teenager. he had part of his lung removed after a serious bout with pneumonia. cnn's delia gallagher is joining us now live from rome. delia what's the latest update on pope francis's condition today? well jessica reassuring news from the vatican this morning on the pope's health, they said, as you mentioned he slept well, but also that the clinical picture is improving. they say he is going to continue the planned treatments. they told us yesterday to expect a few days in the hospital for those treatments, so he's continuing that, but they also said that he