Pope suffers respiratory attack, condition critical - Vatican Pope Francis remains in critical condition, the Vatican announced Saturday, stating that while the 86-year-old pontiff is alert, he has experienced a respiratory attack necessitating high-flow oxygen therapy and blood transfusions. “At the moment the prognosis is reserved,” it said, as the head of the Catholic Church prepared to spend his ninth night in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was diagnosed this week with double pneumonia. “The Holy Father’s condition continues to be critical, therefore, as explained yesterday, the pope is not out of...