Outside hospital after Pope Francis suffered new breathing crises Live view from outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is being treated. The Vatican said on Monday that the 88-year-old pope suffered two new acute respiratory crises and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation,

Pope Francis has been at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome for 18 days, having been admitted due to acute bronchitis that developed into bilateral pneumonia. Despite the challenging situation, there is a sense of calm and hope for the pope's recovery at the Vatican,

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition.