The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out respiratory illness.

Just days after Pope Francis was released from the hospital following a lengthy hospitalization, one of his doctors revealed that after a particularly series breathing crisis, his medical team briefly

Pope Francis came close to dying, a doctor involved in his treatment has revealed. The 88-year-old told hospital staff “it’s bad” as they battled to save his life. Pope Francis was discharged from hospital last Sunday,