Pope Francis offered reflections Sunday on the most serious medical crisis of his papacy, saying in the written text of his regular Angelus prayer that he was “confidently continuing” his extended hospitalization and that “rest is also part of the therapy.

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition and his prognosis is still guarded because of the "complexity" of his clinical condition, the Vatican said on Sunday. The pope was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 after having trouble breathing for several days and subsequently had pneumonia diagnosed in both lungs.