Pope Francis is recovering in the hospital from double pneumonia and rested well after experiencing a respiratory setback.

The Vatican announced Monday morning that the Pope had a restful night.

The 88-year-old Pope Francis is in stable condition, no longer requires mechanical ventilation, and shows no signs of a new infection after the respiratory issue late last week.

He was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 after his bronchitis, which he had been battling for a week, worsened. Doctors initially diagnosed a complex viral, bacterial, and fungal respiratory tract infection, which then developed into pneumonia in both lungs.

According to doctors, the Pope did not need to use the noninvasive mechanical ventilation mask on Sunday, which delivers oxygen to the lungs and which he had used after Friday’s breathing difficulties. He continued to receive supplemental oxygen through a nasal tube.

The respiratory crisis on Friday raised concerns about a potential new lung infection because the Pope had inhaled some vomit. Doctors aspirated the vomit and said they needed 24 to 48 hours to determine if a new infection was present.

Doctors stated on Sunday that the Pope remained stable, had no fever, and showed no signs of infection, suggesting he had overcome the respiratory crisis.

However, his prognosis remained guarded, indicating that he was not completely out of danger.

Pope Francis again missed his weekly noon blessing. The Vatican instead distributed a message written by the Pope, expressing gratitude to his doctors and well-wishers.

In his message, he also prayed for peace in Ukraine and other conflict zones.

“From here, war appears even more absurd,” Pope Francis wrote.

Francis described his illness as an experience of profound solidarity with sick and suffering people worldwide.

“I feel in my heart the ‘blessing’ that is hidden within frailty, because it is precisely in these moments that we learn even more to trust in the Lord,” Francis said in the text. “At the same time, I thank God for giving me the opportunity to share in body and spirit the condition of so many sick and suffering people.”

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski led the evening prayer service in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday night.

“Let us pray together with the entire church for the health of the Holy Father Francis,” Krajewski said.