The Pope has resumed his activity this Saturday after the mild episode of fever that forced him to cancel his agenda this Friday. Francis has held several private audiences, including with Scorsese and his wife, Helen Morris, on the sidelines of a conference at the Vatican.

Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin settled assumptions about the pope's state of health, saying he had kept a busy schedule on Thursday and was simply "tired" The 86-year-old pontiff was hospitalized for bronchitis just two months ago.