Vatican journalists crowded into a side room of the Holy See Press Office on Saturday to get a full update on the pontiff’s health after he took a turn for the worse the afternoon before. Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that caused him to vomit,

Pope Francis had a "peaceful night" on Saturday, after recovering from a coughing fit. The news came in a Holy See press office update issued on the 88-year-old's condition Sunday morning. The head of the Catholic church has been hospitalized since February 14,

The Vatican said as of Tuesday morning, Francis no longer needed to wear the noninvasive mechanical ventilation mask that covers his nose and mouth to pump oxygen into his lungs and was just receiving supplemental oxygen through a nasal tube.

Pope Francis had stabilised enough on Tuesday after two respiratory crises to be taken off non-invasive mechanical ventilation and resume receiving just high flows of supplemental oxygen via a nasal tube to help him breathe,