Pope Francis' condition appeared to stabilize on Tuesday morning after medical intervention amid two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, Vatican sources told ABC News. The pope, 88, was taken off noninvasive mechanical ventilation and resumed receiving supplemental oxygen through a nasal tube,

Pope Francis, who suffered two respiratory crises on Monday as he battles double pneumonia, has stabilised and no longer needs to use mechanical ventilation for help breathing, the Vatican said on Tuesday.