Pope Francis has suffered "two episodes of acute respiratory failure", the Vatican has announced. In the latest health update this evening, the Vatican confirmed Francis underwent two ...

"Two bronchoscopies were performed with the need for aspiration of copious secretions," according to the Vatican. "In the afternoon, non-invasive mechanical ventilation was resumed. The Holy ...

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with double pneumonia, is in a "stable" condition, the Vatican has said while again declining to offer a prognosis. The 88-year-old had ...

Pope Francis has had coffee and read the morning newspapers after a setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ...

"The pope had a tranquil night and is resting," the Vatican said in a statement. It did not provide any further details. On Thursday, the Vatican said Francis slept well overnight, and that he was ...

(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ROME — Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, the Vatican said, working from his hospital room and going to his private chapel to pray ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ condition showed “a further, slight improvement”, the Vatican said on Feb 26, while continuing to maintain the prognosis for the 88-year-old fighting pneumonia i ...

Pope Francis has had a "tranquil night" and is now sitting upright as he continues hospital treatment for pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican has said. The pontiff, 88, who remains in a critical ...

An extended hospital stay for one of the most important international figures in the world may raise the question: Who exactly runs the Vatican when a Pope is hospitalized or unable to perform his ...

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and the Vatican announced some major governing decisions that ...

The End." Meanwhile, Pope Francis has seen a 'slight improvement' in his health with no new episodes of asthma-like respiratory illness and improved test results, the Vatican News reported.

Pope Francis, who is in critical condition with double pneumonia, is alert and has met Vatican officials in hospital to discuss work issues, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The 88-year-old pope was ...