Pope Francis spends ‘peaceful night’ after health setback

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for two weeks with pneumonia in both of his lungs, has recovered from a breathing crisis.

The 88-year-old pontiff was in a crisis on Friday, including “vomiting with inhalation and a sudden worsening of the respiratory condition,” according to the Vatican.

The pope rested and spent a peaceful night in the presence of the Holy See on Saturday.

There haven’t been any crises like those of yesterday, according to a source from the Vatican. The pope woke up, ate breakfast, and read the newspaper as usual.

Francis&nbsp needed aspiration on Friday to help him breathe easier, according to the Vatican, and he also needed non-invasive mechanical ventilation, which would have required sedation.

After Friday’s health issues, the pope’s doctors said it would take 24 to 48 hours to determine whether his condition had worsened as a result of the pope’s breathing problems.

On February 14, Francis was taken to Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital with severe respiratory issues, which quickly turned into double pneumonia, a serious lung infection that can make it difficult to breathe.

He last experienced a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” on February 22, but it wasn’t until Friday that there were any more crises.

Francis hasn’t been seen in public since leaving the hospital in March 2013, which is his longest absence from public view since the papacy first began.

A Vatican official reported on Saturday that the pope isn’t expected to participate in his customary Sunday prayers with pilgrims for a third week, and that the Angelus prayer’s text will likely be published rather than published.

Given that Francis’ schedule is jam-packed with papal duties during celebrations of the holy Jubilee year, there has been some speculating as to whether or not he will now step down.

Italian Vatican expert Marco Politi told the AFP news agency, “Many people assume that the pope will want to finish the Jubilee year, but that he will have to decide whether or not to resign.”

Benedict XVI, Francis’ immediate predecessor, stepped down in 2013 due to his physical condition and age, and has always said he is open to doing so.

However, Francis had repeatedly stated that it was not and may never be the right time for him to be hospitalized.

Catholics around the world are still offering prayers for the pope’s quick recovery.

People prayed at the foot of a statue of Pope John Paul II on Saturday as they rushed to Gemelli Hospital to light candles and light candles.

A senior citizen lit a candle that an older man carefully placed at the foot of the statue after sitting for about five minutes under an umbrella.