Pope Francis is resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

Pope Francis had a "good night" as he enters his third week of treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said Thursday.

As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff’s death or resignation has become almost commonplace.Some newspapers have published articles informing their readers about what to expect during the papal funeral.

Pope Francis's health has been suffering and he has been in hospital for just under three weeks amid a battle with pneumonia, but the Holy See Press Office issued an update this morning

Pope Francis has suffered a serious setback in his two-week battle with double pneumonia. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was up and receiving therapy on Monday after apparently overcoming a setback in his recovery from pneumonia. The Vatican said he is stable, off mechanical ventilation and is showing no sign of new infection following a respiratory crisis late last week.

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting for his life.