The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican for at least two months, his doctors said.

The 88-year-old pontiff will require at least two months of rest, rehabilitation and convalescence at the Vatican He has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 for a severe case of pneumonia in both lungs. Doctors say he should be able to resume normal activities.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly. Doctors diagnosed a complex infection that developed into double pneumonia.