ROME, March 1, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Pope Francis, hospitalised for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said Saturday.

"The pope spent a peaceful night and is resting," it said in a statement. The 88-year-old pontiff was put on a ventillator because of a breathing "crisis" Friday, the Vatican said. Francis was hospitalised on February 14 with bronchitis but his condition deteriorated into double pneumonia.