ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "rested well" overnight, his 17th night in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican said on Monday. "The pope rested well all night," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a brief statement.

Pope Francis slept well and has continued his treatment as usual, the Holy See press office said on Monday morning. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is receiving treatment at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome for double pneumonia.

A stable Pope Francis had a visit Sunday from the Vatican secretary of state as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but again skipped his weekly noon blessing to avoid even a brief public appearance from the hospital.

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis ' clinical condition remains "stable" on Sunday, the Vatican said, as the pontiff continues to be hospitalized for the 17th consecutive day.

Vatican sources reported that the 88-year-old pontiff met Sunday morning with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra.

Pope slept well and is no longer on mechanical ventilation, the latest positive update from the Vatican stated.

Instead, the Vatican distributed a message from the pope in which he thanked his doctors for their care and well-wishers for their prayers, and prayed again for peace in Ukraine and elsewhere. “From here,

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for more than two weeks with double pneumonia, spent a "calm night", the Vatican said on Sunday, after reporting he was in a

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with double pneumonia, is in a "stable" condition, with no repeat of the previous day's breathing crisis, the Vatican said Saturday.The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is still receiving oxygen,

Late Friday, the Vatican said Francis suffered a coughing fit in which he inhaled vomit, resulting in a “sudden worsening of the respiratory picture.”

Pope Francis is stable and showing no signs of a new infection two days after suffering a respiratory crisis. The Pope also ‘rested well all night’, the Vatican said in an update this morning. The 88-year-old has been at Gemelli hospital in Rome since February 14,