This is the third time Pope Francis has been hospitalized since his election in 2013. President Donald Trump paces the field at Daytona 500 | NASCAR on FOX Charles Barkley says he was an ‘idiot’ when he first got rich, owned 3 or 4 luxury cars — then Dr. J gave him a reality check. Here's how America's car obsession is driving us broke

The Vatican reported Friday that he experienced sudden breathing problems that required “non-invasive mechanical ventilation” but that he remained “alert.”

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue.

He will remain in hospital due to a complex clinical picture, the Vatican said on Friday morning. It added the 88-year-old had another "peaceful night" and is "now resting" in Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

The pope suffered an "isolated attack of bronchospasm" which caused vomiting with inhalation, the Vatican said on Friday.

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for two weeks battling double pneumonia, has spent another peaceful night and is now resting, the Vatican said on Friday. Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with what was originally described as a bronchitis and was later revealed to have developed into something more serious.

Pope Francis had a bronchospasm recently, complicating his pneumonia recovery. Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies.