The Vatican on Saturday said that Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis.” The pontiff is “more unwell than yesterday” and had received blood transfusions,

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital following a respiratory crisis that required blood transfusions.