World Mar 07 Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization for double pneumonia Doctors not involved in the pope's care said after three weeks of acute care in the hospital for double pneumonia, they would have hoped to have seen improvement and warned that he was increasingly at risk of secondary infections the longer he…
World Mar 06 WATCH: Hospitalized Pope Francis releases audio message thanking supporters for their prayers A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia.
World Mar 03 Vatican says Pope Francis suffered new breathing crises The crises were a new setback in what has become a more than two-week battle by the 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed, to overcome a complex respiratory infection.
World Mar 02 Pope Francis remains in stable condition off of mechanical ventilator as prayers pour in The pope remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation Sunday, the Vatican said. It was a sign that he had overcome the possible complications from a respiratory crisis on Friday and that his breathing function overall was…
World Mar 01 Pope stable after respiratory crisis, spent ‘long periods’ off noninvasive ventilator Francis had no fever and no signs of new infection, was feeding himself solid food and coffee for breakfast, and continued his respiratory physiotherapy, the Vatican said.
World Feb 28 Pope inhaled vomit after coughing fit, in setback from pneumonia recovery The development marked a setback in what had been two successive days of increasingly upbeat reports from doctors treating Francis at Rome’s Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14.
World Feb 27 Vatican says Pope’s condition improving but his prognosis remains guarded The Vatican says that Pope Francis continues to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, though doctors say he needs more days of “clinical stability” before they revise their guarded prognosis.
World Feb 26 Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as he is treated for double pneumonia, Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery The Vatican hopes to have information later Wednesday about the results of a CT scan taken Tuesday evening to check on the status of the complex lung infection.
World Feb 25 Pope Francis was well enough to hold meetings at the hospital, the Vatican says The Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin announced that Francis had approved decrees for two new saints and five people for beatification.
World Feb 24 Pope Francis shows slight improvement but his condition remains critical, Vatican says The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has showed slight improvement in laboratory tests.