Pope Francis was conscious, eating and in “good spirit,”a Vatican source said Monday, as worries persisted around the pontiff's kidney and lung problems that have left him in the hospital for over a week.

The pope has spent nine nights at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, receiving treatment for pneumonia and other health complications. He is "alert and well-oriented" and attended Mass on the 10th floor of the hospital today, the Holy See Press Office said.