Pope Francis ‘slept all night’ and is resting after respiratory failures, says Vatican

Pontiff, 88, has pneumonia in both lungs and has been at Gemelli hospital in Rome for more than two weeks
Pope Francis “slept all night” and is continuing to rest, the Vatican has said in a one-line statement, after the 88-year-old pontiff had two episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday.
The pope, who has pneumonia in both lungs, has been at the Gemelli hospital in Rome for more than two weeks.
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