5 h. ago Pope Francis rests after peaceful night during third week of hospital treatment for pneumonia

Pope Francis was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia

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25 h. ago Pope resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he battles pneumonia

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for double pneumonia

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51 h. ago Pope Francis ‘slept all night’ and is resting after respiratory failures, says Vatican

Pontiff, 88, has pneumonia in both lungs and has been at Gemelli hospital in Rome for more than two weeksPope Francis “slept all night” and is continuing to rest, the Vatican said in a one-line statement after the pontiff, 88, suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday.The pope, who has pneumonia in both lungs, has been at the Gemelli hospital in Rome for more than two weeks. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation

Pope Francis is resting after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against pneumonia

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66 h. ago Pope Francis health update from Vatican reveals Pontiff has suffered further setback

Pope Francis suffered a major setback in his hospital treatment for pneumonia today, after a "significant" build-up of mucus in his airways, as the Vatican issues its latest health update on the Pontiff

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3 d. ago Pope had a good night's rest after overcoming possible risks from respiratory crisis

The Vatican says Pope Francis has had a good night’s rest

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3 d. ago Pope Francis has been taken off a ventilator and his condition is now stable, the Vatican says

On Pope Francis's sixteenth day of treatment at Rome's Gemelli Hospital for pneumonia in both lungs, the Holy Father has not required any 'mechanical ventilation.'

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4 d. ago Pope stable and resting in hospital, again skips Sunday noon blessing as he recovers from pneumonia

Pope Francis is resting as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia

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5 d. ago Pope Francis 'resting' after setback in pneumonia recovery, Vatican says

Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ventilation on Friday after he had a coughing fit in which he inhaled vomit that needed to be extracted

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5 d. ago Pope Francis now 'resting well' after breathing crisis left him 'inhaling vomit'

The Holy Father took a turn for the worse in hospital yesterday when his airways suddenly tightened causing him to breathe in vomit during a worrying ‘bronchial spasm’

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5 d. ago Pope rests after setback in recovery — a bronchial spasm requiring further ventilation

Pope Francis is resting after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia

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8 d. ago Pope Francis is 'critical but stable' and still being treated for double pneumonia, the Vatican confirms

The Pope, 88, is currently enduring his twelfth consecutive day at Rome's Gemelli Hospital where he is receiving treatment after being diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.

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9 d. ago Pope Francis remains 'fragile' but has 'rested well' and seen 'slight improvement' as he battled pneumonia in hospital

A critically ill Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia in both lungs, 'rested well', the Vatican said on Tuesday after earlier reporting a 'slight improvement' in his condition

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9 d. ago Pope Francis sees ‘slight improvement’ but remains in critical condition

Prognosis for pontiff, 88, remains guarded as he is treated in hospital for pneumonia and kidney failurePope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia and “mild” kidney failure, remains in a critical condition although there was a “slight improvement” on Monday, the Vatican said.The pontiff, 88, has not had any further asthma-style attacks and “some laboratory tests have improved”, the Vatican said in a statement on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pope Francis battling mild kidney failure but eating and resting well, say doctors

Pontiff, 88, was awake and in good humour, say Vatican sources, after being admitted to hospital with pneumoniaPope Francis, who is battling pneumonia and “mild” kidney failure, had a good night, slept and is resting, the Vatican said in a brief statement on Monday morning.Vatican sources said later on Monday that the pope was awake and continuing with the therapy, and was eating normally and in good humour. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pope Francis 'resting' in hospital as Vatican issues new statement on his health

The Pope was admitted to hospital ten days ago

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1 week ago Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is sick? And who will be next pope?

Despite his current condition, the Vatican has assured the public that Pope Francis is resting peacefully

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1 week ago Pope Francis had ‘restful’ night says Vatican after condition described as critical

Pope Francis is fighting pneumonia in both lungs amid fears the infection could spread and cause sepsis

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1 week ago Pope Francis had ‘restful night’, Vatican says, morning after respiratory crisis

Pontiff had fallen into critical condition, receiving high flows of oxygen and blood transfusions in hospital as he battles complex lung infection Pope Francis had a “restful night” in hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday morning, after announcing on Saturday that he was in critical condition following a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis linked to pneumonia and a complex lung infection.The 88-year-old pope received “high flows” of oxygen to help him breathe, it was announced on Saturday. He also received blood transfusions after tests showed low counts of platelets, which are needed for clotting, the Vatican said in a late update. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pope Francis ‘not yet out of danger’ and to stay in hospital for another week

Chronic illness remains but pontiff, 88, is stable and in good humour, doctor saysPope Francis, who is in hospital undergoing treatment for double pneumonia, is “not yet out of danger” and will remain in hospital for at least the whole of next week, one of his doctors has said.Francis, 88, was stable but “the chronic illness remains”, Sergio Alfieri, a general surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli university hospital, told reporters on Friday. Continue reading...

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