7 d. ago Doctors tell Pope Francis he’s no longer in imminent danger from pneumonia

ROME — Pope Francis woke up Tuesday to good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of the double pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month in the longest and gravest threat to his 12-year papacy. The […]

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8 d. ago Pope Francis out of imminent danger, but will remain hospitalized: doctors

Doctors said the 88-year-old pope remains stable and has consolidated improvements in recent days, as determined by blood tests and positive responses to drug treatments.

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2 w. ago Pope skips weekly blessing, but is in stable condition: Vatican

The Vatican distributed a message from the pope in which he thanked his doctors for their care and well-wishers for their prayers after he skipped his weekly noon blessing.

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3 w. ago Pope Francis ‘fragile’ as pneumonia battle threatened by sepsis, doctors say

Doctors have warned the main threat facing the 88-year-old Francis would be the onset of sepsis, a serious infection of the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia.

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3 w. ago Pope Francis not out of ‘danger’ but condition improving, doctors say

Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope's condition, saying that he will remain hospitalized at least all of next week.

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4 w. ago Pope will remain hospitalized as doctors treat complex respiratory tract infection

ROME — Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday, as concerns grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the results of tests conducted in recent days and Monday indicate the pope is suffering from […]

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