“The Holy Father’s clinical condition remains critical, but stationary,” doctors said in the statement on Tuesday, adding that the pope did not have any further acute respiratory episodes. Blood tests “continue to be stable,” the statement read.

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been battling health problems for years, is being treated in a Rome hospital.

Pope Francis' condition remains critical but stable. He is in the hospital with bilateral pneumonia, according to the Vatican News. “The Holy Father's clinical condition remains critical but stable. There have been no acute respiratory episodes,