Faithful in the poor neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, where Pope Francis conducted mass before becoming the pontiff, started a series of masses praying for his recovery.

Faithful gathered on Tuesday (February 18) to pray for Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia and a respiratory infection. Churchgoers in Buenos Aires pray for pope's health. US says will levy tariffs on Mexico,

Pope Francis’s health conditions are worsening as the pontiff remains in hospital indefinitely being treated for pneumonia in what the Vatican described as a “complex picture.”