Pope Francis' medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an ...

The medical episode was so severe that doctors feared he "might not survive the night." Related: Pope Francis Hospitalized ...

The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis is on a breathing machine after suffering a sudden respiratory episode during his hospitalization. HIs prognosis "remains guarded." Faithful attend a ...

Following 38 days of treatment for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was discharged on Sunday, though doctors have advised two ...

Pope Francis’s primary doctor during his hospitalization has said it was the pope himself who chose to keep trying different ...

Pope Francis will resume "non-invasive mechanical ventilation" Tuesday despite his condition remaining stable, the Vatican announced in an evening update.

The pope did not have any episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasm on Tuesday, according to the Vatican. Pope Francis has remained "alert, cooperating with therapy and oriented," the ...

The much-anticipated state visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla to the Vatican has been officially postponed, Buckingham ...

Pope Francis' life hung in the balance after a severe bronchospasm in February, which risked organ damage during an aggressive treatment. Despite the grim prognosis, his medical team pressed on, ...

The pope also suffered a bronchospasm, akin to an asthma attack, which required doctors to perform two bronchoscopies, or procedures to inspect his air passages. The statement said the pope's ...

On Monday, Francis had been put on non-invasive ventilation after a "significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm." This is said to be similar to an asthma attack ...