Pope Francis thanks well-wishers and prays ‘above all for peace’ amid pneumonia battle - Pope Francis, 88, is said to be in a stable condition amid battle with double pneumonia

The election of a new pope is a complex process involving hundreds of cardinals that can stretch up to weeks on end. But the general public seems to have found its own way to show support for their pontiffs of choice.

As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or resignation has become almost commonplace.

The frail 88-year-old Catholic leader suffered further setbacks in what has become a more than two-week battle to overcome a complex respiratory infection.

Pope Francis has no interest at all in resigning despite his ongoing health complications, even while his Cardinals are preparing to move on without the pontiff. Knewz.com can reveal the 88-year-old spent another day in Rome‘s Gemelli Hospital with double pneumonia,