Outside the hospital where Pope Francis is in critical but stable condition Live outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is battling double pneumonia. The Vatican’s evening update on Tuesday said the 88-year-old pope was in critical but stable condition and had no new respiratory crises.

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new decrees for saints and call a formal meeting to set the dates for their canonization.