On Friday afternoon, the 88-year-old pope was placed on noninvasive mechanical ventilation after a coughing fit, which the Vatican called an “isolated crisis of bronchial spasm,” that led him ...

Doctors said it would take a day or two to evaluate how and if the Friday afternoon episode impacted Francis’ overall clinical condition.

Pope Francis experienced a serious health scare with a bronchial spasm after inhaling vomit, complicating his recovery from double pneumonia. He was p ...

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for two weeks, had an ”isolated breathing crisis” on Friday and received ”non-invasive mechanical ventilation” to help him breathe, the Vatican said ...