Vatican City: Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so that the 88-year-old pontiff could die peacefully, the head of the pope’s medical team said on Tuesday. After a breathing crisis on February 28 that involved Francis nearly choking … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis is improving slowly as he battles double pneumonia in hospital and is reducing the use of mechanical ventilation at night to help with breathing, the Vatican said on Saturday. “The clinical conditions of the Holy Father have remained stable, confirming the progress seen in the last week,” said the latest update … Read more
Vatican City: How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with questions like that as the pope remains hospitalised in Rome. “They feel like children waiting to know about their father,” said … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, in a sign the 88-year-old pontiff plans to continue on as pope despite his ongoing battle with double pneumonia. Francis has extended the work of the Synod of Bishops, a signature initiative of … Read more
Vatican City, Holy See: Pope Francis passed another “quiet night” in the Rome hospital where he has been battling pneumonia in both lungs for a month, the Vatican said Friday. Although he is no longer in critical condition, the 88-year-old pontiff still receives respiratory assistance through a nasal cannula during the day and an oxygen … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis’s condition is improving and doctors no longer fear for his life, the Vatican said Monday, indicating the 88-year-old could even leave hospital within days. The leader of the world’s Catholics was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis, which became pneumonia in both lungs. The Argentine suffered a … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital, said the Vatican Monday, a day after the 88-year-old pontiff thanked doctors for his care during the more than three weeks that he has been hospitalised. The leader of the world’s nearly 1.4 billion Catholics has shown slight signs of improvement in recent days, … Read more
Vatican City: Pope Francis’s condition remained stable but complex on Friday as he battles pneumonia in hospital, the Vatican said, a day after releasing an audio message in which the 88-year-old sounded weak and breathless. The message broadcast to pilgrims in St Peter’s Square on Thursday evening was the first time the world had heard … Read more
Vatican City, Holy See: Pope Francis was “resting” Thursday after spending a “peaceful night”, as he nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old had used an oxygen mask overnight for a third time, the Holy See said. The pontiff was hospitalised on February 14 at Rome’s Gemelli hospital with breathing … Read more
Rome: Pope Francis was breathing without a mask on Tuesday after suffering two bouts of acute respiratory failure, the Vatican said as the leader of the world’s Catholics spent his 19th day in hospital with pneumonia. The 88-year-old Argentine pontiff, head of the Catholic Church since 2013, “slept all night long and continues to rest” … Read more
Pope Francis, hospitalised with pneumonia in both lungs, slept all night and was resting on Tuesday after suffering two bouts of acute respiratory failure the day before, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis, which developed into pneumonia in both lungs, sparking alarm. On Monday, the … Read more
Vatican City, Holy See: Pope Francis, 88, has been in hospital in Rome since February 14 and on Monday suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory failure”. Here is what we know about the health of the Argentine pontiff, head of the Catholic Church and its almost 1.4 billion followers since 2013. Stable but new attacks … Read more