Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said. Doctors were forced to intervene to clear mucus from the Pope's lungs, an ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalised since 14 February with pneumonia in both lungs and breathing difficulties. View ...

The crisis was a new setback in the Pope's fight to recover from a complicated respiratory infection, which has lasted more ...

Pope Francis, hospitalised with pneumonia in both lungs, slept "all night long and continues to rest" after suffering two ...

Follow the latest updates on the Pope's health after his condition worsened in hospital following two respiratory crises.

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Pope Francis has resumed the use of an oxygen mask and ventilator to assist his breathing, but remains “alert, focused and ...

Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the ...

Francis was treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and had a good response, the Vatican said Friday.Not long before ...

Francis suffered the two crises Monday. Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus that had accumulated in his lungs, the ...

ROME -- Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required him to resume using noninvasive ...

Pope Francis has suffered two new breathing attacks, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the ...