Pope Francis is sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia while he remains in critical condition.
Around the world, prayers and services are being held in support of the pontiff. In the Vatican, people gathered in St. Peter's Square. In Rome, flowers and tributes were left outside the Gemelli Polyclinic, where the Pope is being treated. The Archbishop of the City of Buenos Aires, Jorge Garcia Cuerva, led a mass for the health of the Pope.
The pope spent another 'quiet night' in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering from a bout with bronchitis since Feb. 14, the Vatican said Wednesday.
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.