Pope Francis, 88, has been hospitalised with acute respiratory failure since February 14. Despite his health challenges, he ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure, Vatican sources confirmed Monday. The Argentine-born Pontiff ...

Pope Francis rested well overnight, the Vatican said on Tuesday (Mar 4), after the 88-year-old pontiff suffered a setback a ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has been in hospital with double pneumonia for more than two weeks since he was admitted to Rome’s ...

Pope Francis "slept through the night" at Rome's Gemelli hospital and "now continues to rest", the Vatican Press Office said ...

Pope Francis, hospitalised with pneumonia in both lungs, slept all night and was resting on Tuesday after suffering two bouts ...

Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio, missed his traditional Angelus prayer for a third straight Sunday and the Vatican issued a written text instead.

Acute respiratory failure, which can be life-threatening, occurs when the lungs cannot pass enough oxygen into the blood.

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