Pope Francis continues to rest during third week of hospital treatment for pneumonia

Pope Francis had a "good night" as he continues to rest at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for his third week of treatment for double pneumonia, the Vatican said early Thursday. "The night passed quietly; the Pope is still resting," the Holy See press office said in a statement posted on X, adding that the Pope’s "clinical condition has remained stable for the last couple of days, and his doctors say he has not had more episodes of respiratory insufficiency." The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been stable for two days after suffering a pair of respiratory crises on Monday. Doctors underlined that his prognosis remained guarded due to the complex picture.