Pope Francis was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for almost three weeks with double pneumonia, spent another "tranquil" night and is still resting, the Vatican said on Thursday. (Reporting by Alvise Armellini,

Pope Francis has not been seen in public since entering the hospital, his longest absence from view since his papacy started in March 2013.