Pope Francis suffers further setback with two new episodes of respiratory crises

Pope Francis has been in hospital for the last two weeks with a complex lung infection - (AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Francis suffered two new acute breathing crises on Monday and has been put back on ventilation, the Vatican said – showing the 88-year-old’s struggle with pneumonia is far from over.

The pontiff also underwent two lung scans and is suffering from congestion in his chest.