Rome and London – Pope Francis rested during the night at the hospital, said the Vatican on Sunday.
“The night passed peacefully. The Pope rested,” said the Holy See in a brief statement.
A video journalists films the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, February 23, 2025, where Pope Francis is hospitalized since February 14.
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The 88 -year -old pontiff had suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis on Saturday morning, during which doctors gave him oxygen, said the Vatican.
The asthmatic respiratory crisis indicates that the Pope fought to maintain a sufficient oxygen level when breathing on his own, according to medical experts.
The Vatican said on Saturday that the Pope, who directed the Catholic Church since 2013, remained in critical condition.
The candles, the flowers and a portrait of Pope Francis are placed in the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome on February 22, 2025.
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The Pope has been hospitalized at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome since February 14 after a fight with bronchitis.
He was diagnosed with pneumonia on Tuesday, according to the Vatican.
Ivan Pereira and Youri Benadjaoud of ABC News contributed to this report.
