Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday night.

Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that developed into double pneumonia.

The Catholic community marked Ash Wednesday as Pope Francis remains hospitalized with double pneumonia. FOX 5 NY’s Sharon Crowley reports from Saint Patrick’s Cathedral where the pope’s health is on the minds of many parishioners.