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A little over a week after returning to the Vatican guesthouse to convalesce, the pope was showing gradual improvements in his movements and speech. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City ...

The doctors who cared for Pope Francis during his life-threatening health battle over the past few weeks at one point thought there might be no choice but to let him die. Professor Sergio Alfieri, the ...

Pope Francis was in stable condition Tuesday after suffering from two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday. The Vatican said the episodes were caused by a “significant accumulation” of ...

ROME — Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his battle to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis experienced two respiratory episodes Monday caused by a buildup of mucus, another setback for the Catholic Church leader as he nears his third week of hospitalization. The latest update ...

Pope Francis suffered two new acute breathing crises on Monday and has been put back on ventilation, the Vatican said – showing the 88-year-old’s struggle with pneumonia is far from over. The pontiff ...

ROME — Pope Francis experienced further respiratory trouble and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the head of the Roman Catholic Church battles double pneumonia in the ...