VATICAN CITY (RNS) – On Pope Francis’ fifth day in a Rome hospital, doctors repeated their assessment that his condition was “complex” after a CT scan of his chest revealed the onset of pneumonia in ...

Pope Francis slept well and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after he developed pneumonia in both lungs in a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pontiff that raised ...

Pope Francis’ overall clinical condition is “improving slightly” and his heart is working well as he battles pneumonia, the Vatican said Thursday, as some of his cardinals cheered him on and insisted ...

Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening, but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in the hospital battling ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) —In early 2025, the Pope Francis was hospitalized with pneumonia and was facing four life-threatening breathing crises. On Feb. 28, doctors had to decide whether to stop ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles ...

We will all remember him in different ways. His departure, caused by pneumonia, will always make me to remember my maternal grandmother, an influenza and pneumonia freak who did not mind a poisonous ...

The Vatican announced on Tuesday evening that Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, after new tests showed a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pontiff. The pope's ...