Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said.

Pope Francis on Monday suffered two attacks of "acute respiratory insufficiency," the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said. The ...

ROME — Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation on Sunday, the Vatican said. It ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency and went back on a ventilator as he remains ...

The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

The Holy Father was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and has since been treated for respiratory infections, ...

The head of the Catholic Church has been in hospital for over two weeks. The 88-year-old pontiff is battling to recover from ...

The 88-year-old pontiff is requiring two separate bronchoscopies as he struggles to recover from pneumonia. Read more at ...

Pope Francis experienced two episodes of respiratory failure today, March 3. He is once again on mechanical ventilation, ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

Doctors had to perform aspirations due to a ‘significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm’ and ...