Pope Francis awake after kidney failure diagnosis, outlook still touch-and-go - Cardinal says 88-year-old pontiff is ‘probably close to death’

ROME -- Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney failure, the Vatican said. The one-line statement didn’t say if Francis, 88, had woken up. “The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting,” it said.

The Vatican described his condition as critical for the first time on Saturday, reporting that the 88-year-old Francis needed supplemental oxygen and blood transfusions after a "prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis.

Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and “well-oriented.”

ROME — Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis, 88, was resting Monday morning, his 10th day at the hospital for a complex lung infection that led to the early stages of kidney insufficiency.

Monday marks Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.

Pope Francis was still in critical condition on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. It ties the longest of his papacy and has provoked the early stages of kidney failure.