The 88-year-old Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14 and has been diagnosed with double pneumonia, "continues to be alert and well oriented," it said.

Outside hospital where Pope Francis is in critical condition Live outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome where Pope Francis remains in critical condition. The Vatican said on Sunday that the 88-year-old pontiff’s blood tests showed early kidney failure,

As Pope Francis continued his treatment at Rome’s Gemelli hospital Sunday, he expressed gratitude to medical staff while marking the approaching third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a prepared Angelus message.