The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

TORVAIANICA, Italy (AP) — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish church to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle pneumonia in a Rome hospital, about an hour away from this modest seaside town.

Pope Francis, 88, has been in a critical condition due to a lung infection. His two weeks in Rome's Gemelli hospital is the longest stay of his papacy and underscores his frailty. Francis has made more than 45 international trips during his papacy,

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 is in stable condition and using just supplemental oxygen following setbacks from his bout of double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff will use a ventilation mask at night, the Vatican said.