Pope Francis spends peaceful night after breathing crisis, Vatican says

People attend a prayer service for Pope Francis in St Peter's Square on Friday night. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, has spent a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican said.

Francis, 88, had suffered an “isolated breathing crisis” that caused him to vomit and provoked a “sudden worsening” of his respiratory condition, the Vatican said.