Pope Francis has stabilized enough after two respiratory crises to be taken off noninvasive mechanical ventilation and resume ...

The 88-year-old, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, experienced two acute respiratory crises on Monday.

Francis suffered the two crises Monday. Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus that had accumulated in his lungs, the ...

Francis was treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and had a good response, the Vatican said Friday.Not long before ...

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Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in ...

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ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis ' clinical condition remains "stable" on Sunday, the Vatican said, as the pontiff continues ...

The 88-year-old pope who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, did not have any further respiratory crises ...

Pope Francis is recovering today after suffering a "sudden worsening of his respiratory condition," the Vatican said.