Pope Francis has peaceful night but remains in critical condition.

Pope Francis had a peaceful night in the hospital as he was being treated with oxygen, the Vatican said Sunday, following a respiratory scare a day earlier that prompted Catholics worldwide to pray for the pontiff. 

Francis remained in critical condition and was receiving high-flow oxygen on Feb. 23 after he "experienced an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged intensity," the Vatican said. The pontiff also received blood transfusions after tests found an anemic condition called thrombocytopenia.

The pontiff thanked his doctors in his written Angelus prayer and said he is "confidently continuing my hospitalization at the Gemelli Hospital, carrying on with the necessary treatment; and rest is also part of the therapy!"

U.S. bishops over the weekend called on faithful to pray for Francis as he is being treated for a ninth day in Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The pope was admitted to the hospital Feb. 14 due to bronchitis, which then led to pneumonia.

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago issued requests for prayers for the pope.

Source: www.ncronline.org

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