World Mar 10 Doctors say Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized In a sign of his improved health, Francis followed the Vatican's weeklong spiritual retreat via videoconference on Monday in both the morning and afternoon sessions.
World Mar 10 Pope takes part in Vatican's spiritual retreat as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital Pope Francis followed the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat via videoconference on Monday as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia and looked ahead to the 12th anniversary of his election amid questions about what the future of his papacy might…
World Mar 08 Pope Francis responding well to therapy, showing 'gradual, slight improvement,' Vatican says The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, has remained stable, with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood for several days, doctors reported in a Vatican…
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.