Vatican says Pope Francis remains critical but stable

A book shop in Rome displays Pope Francis’s autobiography titled Hope (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

Pope Francis remained in a critical but stable condition on Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from hospital while being treated for double pneumonia, the Vatican said.

The Vatican’s evening update said the 88-year-old pope underwent a follow-up CAT scan on Tuesday evening to check his lung infection but it provided no details of what the scan showed, suggesting the results were not back yet.