Mar 13 Pope receives cake and glad tidings in the hospital on 12th anniversary of his papacy By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery, a cake and hundreds of messages wishing him well. Continue reading
Mar 10 Doctors say Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 10 Pope takes part in Vatican’s spiritual retreat as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Mar 08 Pope Francis responding well to therapy, showing ‘gradual, slight improvement,’ Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Mar 07 Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization for double pneumonia By Nicole Winfield, Maria Cheng, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Hospitalized Pope Francis releases audio message thanking supporters for their prayers By Colleen Barry, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 03 Vatican says Pope Francis suffered new breathing crises By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 02 Pope Francis remains in stable condition off of mechanical ventilator as prayers pour in By Nicole Winfield, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Mar 01 Pope stable after respiratory crisis, spent ‘long periods’ off noninvasive ventilator By Nicole Winfield, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 28 Pope inhaled vomit after coughing fit, in setback from pneumonia recovery By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press 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. Continue reading