The Vatican on Tuesday called the health condition of Pope Francis "guarded" and "complex" as he remained in a stable condition with double pneumonia, according to officials.

The pope may have turned a corner as the Vatican said he had no new respiratory crisis on Tuesday and that he remains stable. The Associated Press reported that Pope Francis will sleep with a ventilation mask. He is breathing with the help of high-flow supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula after two respiratory crises on Monday.

Pope Francis issued a new message from the hospital on Monday as Vatican officials begged him to let his voice be heard after disappearing from public view for over two weeks as he recovers from pneumonia.