Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.

The Vatican press office has released a statement saying the pope had a peaceful evening of rest in hospital and is continuing his recovery in the hospital on Friday.

Pope Francis, who has battling pneumonia for two weeks, is showing signs of improvement, the Vatican has said in a medical update. He will remain in hospital due to a complex clinical picture, the Vatican said on Friday morning. It added the 88-year-old had another "peaceful night" and is "now resting" in Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks battling double pneumonia, has spent another peaceful night and is now resting, the Vatican said on Friday.

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses uncomfortable, unanswered questions about Vatican decision-making.

Pope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia and beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave.

Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, citing a "lack of strength of mind and body."

The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.