The pope had part of one lung removed as a young man, making him especially vulnerable to respiratory infections and ...
The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.
Medics at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital administer ‘mechanical ventilation’ after pontiff’s latest health setback.
ROME — Pope Francis was in stable condition and resting on Sunday as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but ...
Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises on Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in ...
A bronchospasm is akin to an asthma attack. The pope was admitted to a Rome hospital on Feb. 14 with a severe respiratory ...
Argentines have long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic ...
There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...