Pope ‘remains critical’ after ‘respiratory crisis’

Pope Francis’s condition is still “critical” after suffering a “prolonged respiratory crisis as asthma” before Saturday, said the Vatican.

The pontiff is “more bad than yesterday” and had received blood transfusions, according to the statement.

The Vatican said he was alert and in his chair, but required “high flow oxygen” and his prognosis “remains guarded.”

The Pope is being treated for double pneumonia at the Gemelli hospital in Rome.