Two of Pope Francis’ closest advisers are predicting that he will recover from pneumonia and that a “new stage” in his ...

Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation ... The 88-year-old pontiff has spent more than a month in hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs. The Argentine pope has been in ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly ...

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs and his latest laboratory tests and chest X-rays continue to reveal a "complex" medical picture, according to a Feb. 18 Vatican statement.

Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, but have decided to keep him hospitalized for ...

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Pope Francis is responding well to treatment and has shown a "gradual, slight improvement" in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday, as he remains in the hospital with double pneumonia.

ROME -- Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, but have decided to keep him ...

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, defined as a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that causes inflammation and fluid accumulation in both lungs. Elderly patients are more at risk of severe ...

Treatment adjusted. Wednesday general audience canceled. Chest scan indicates Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, marking another setback; cortisone and antibiotic treatments are ...