The Vatican says Pope Francis is stable and that he followed Mass on television after a second night sleeping well at the hospital

Fisher will be main celebrant and homilist at a special Mass Tuesday allowing area Catholics to join in prayer on behalf of Pope Francis, who was in a Rome hospital in critical condition with pneumonia and kidney problems.

Pope Francis remained in a critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.

Pope Francis had breakfast, read the newspapers and followed Mass on television Sunday after a second night sleeping well at the

A woman holds religious images during a Mass to pray for Pope Francis' health at Constitucion square in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Walter Espindola wears a shirt with the image of Pope Francis upon arriving at a Mass to pray for his health at Constitucion square in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Feb.