Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with double pneumonia, is in a "stable" condition, with no repeat of the previous day's breathing crisis, the Vatican said Saturday. "The clinical conditions of the Holy Father have remained stable,

Pope Francis is resting following a coughing fit which saw the head of the Catholic Church inhale vomit that needed to be extracted. The Holy See press office said in a short media statement on Saturday that the pontiff had a peaceful night and was resting.

Vatican sources indicated to CBS News that the pope's health had improved, saying he was not currently in critical condition after exactly two weeks in hospital fo

Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave and signaling that he was still very much in charge, albeit in a weakened state.

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before.