The Holy See has announced that blood tests showed early signs of kidney failure in Pope Francis, who has been in hospital battling a complex lung infection for over a week.

Doctors revealed Sunday that blood tests for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who has been hospitalized since Valentine’s Day after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened, show early

Pope Francis remains in "critical" condition after being hospitalized on Friday, February 14, for bronchitis. Although the Vatican insists that the pope remains alert and "well-oriented," blood tests have shown early kidney failure.