# The Vatican says 88-year old Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in hospital, a day after it noted improvement in his clinical condition for a second straight day. After being admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on 14 February for breathing difficulties, the pontiff’s condition sparked widespread alarm as it deteriorated into pneumonia in both lungs. After a difficult weekend in which the Argentine, who has been pope since 2013, suffered a respiratory attack, the Vatican this week noted slight, incremental improvements in his condition.
Vatican says Pope Francis’s health is improving