The combination of health issues has kept the Pope from performing his public duties, including weekly prayers on Sundays, but his doctors have recently said he is alert, joking, and continuing to ...

VATICAN CITY, March 5 – Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, was taken off mechanical ventilation on Wednesday after using it through the night to ...

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Pope Francis is alert, got out of bed to eat breakfast and is showing signs of “slight improvement,” the Vatican said Thursday — nearly a week after the pontiff was rushed to hospital battling double ...

Pope Francis is thanking Catholics around the world for their prayers as he continues battling double pneumonia in a Rome ...

Pope Francis experienced a bronchial spasm on Friday that caused him to inhale vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican announced, marking a setback in his two-week battle ...

Pope Francis in ‘critical condition’ after suffering severe respiratory crisis - The 88-year-old pontiff has been in hospital for a week with a complex lung infection, with his health deteriorating ov ...

Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In the ...