Children listen to a coach during a swimming lesson with a painting of Pope Francis in the background, in San Jose natatorium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

Pope Francis remains in critical condition and he continues to receive supplemental oxygen, but he has not experienced any further respiratory crises.

Francis is being treated for pneumonia, a complex infection and kidney problems that have left him in critical condition.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has transformed the face of the Roman Catholic Church since his election in 2013. The first pope from the Western Hemisphere,

Francis, 88, is in critical condition at a Rome hospital with a complex lung infection. The Vatican said he was "alert and spent the day in an armchair" on Saturday.

Catholics across Argentina gather to pray for Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, as he battles a serious lung infection in Rome.

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a blood transfusion on Saturday, the Vatican said.

Catholics across Argentina gathered in churches, praying for Pope Francis as he remains in critical condition with a lung infection in Rome. The first Latin American pontiff, deeply cherished in his homeland,