Pope Francis is said to be in critical condition at a Rome hospital after suffering what the Vatican called a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis.” The 88-year-old spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic church has been hospitalized for more than a week after suffering double pneumonia.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen.

Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis, the Vatican said