Medics at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital administer ‘mechanical ventilation’ after pontiff’s latest health setback.

ROME -- 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.

Pope Francis has been stable while battling double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital. Admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection, the 88-year-old pontiff has not experienced any new respiratory crises during his more than two-week stay.

ROME - Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, is not in danger of death, but has not been fully curedand his condition could yet change, one of his doctors said on Friday. "Is he out of danger? No. But if the question is 'is ...

Recovery for the 88-year-old Holy Father “will certainly not be imminent,” Vatican officials cautioned, indicating a potentially extended hospital stay.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in stable condition and resting on Sunday as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but again skipped his weekly noon blessing to avoid even a brief public appearance.

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

The Holy Father's prognosis remains complex as he engages in Lenten traditions and Vatican duties during hospitalization.