Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his battle to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus from his lungs during two bronchoscopies,

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalised since 14 February with pneumonia in both lungs and breathing difficulties. View on euronews

They required him to return to using non-invasive, mechanical ventilation to help him breathe. "The pope slept all night and is continuing to rest," said a one-line note from the Vatican. A full medical update on the pope's condition was expected on Tuesday evening.