The Vatican said doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled vomit that needed to then be extracted.

Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said. Francis, who has spent the past two weeks at Rome's Gemelli hospital,

Pope Francis has suffered a new setback in the hospital while being treated for severe bilateral pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, had a peaceful night and is resting, the Vatican said on Saturday. After days of a cautious optimism, the 88-year-old pontiff suffered a setback on Friday,

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition.