Pope Francis is resting after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against pneumonia. In its early Tuesday update, the Vatican said: “The pope slept through the night, now rest continues.”

Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the head of the Roman Catholic Church battles double pneumonia in the hospital.

Vatican said episodes were caused by 'significant accumulation' of mucus in the lungs. Pope was admitted to hospital in Rome on February 14 Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory insufficiency" on Monday and required use of non-invasive,