Pope Francis

Pope Francis delivers Urbi et Orbi Christmas Day at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on December 25, 2024. File photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI | License Photo Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Pope Francis is in critical condition and his "prognosis remains guarded" as he experienced a respiratory crisis Saturday morning requiring…

ROME — Pope Francis is in “critical condition,” the Vatican said Saturday, after a “prolonged asthmatic crisis” and a low platelet count. They said he was alert and sitting in an armchair but suffering more pain than the day before. The update Saturday came less than 24 hours after doctors…

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Pope Francis, who has been receiving treatment in the hospital for over a week, remains in critical condition after experiencing a severe respiratory crisis, according to a Vatican statement released Saturday. “This morning Pope Francis presented with an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the application of…

Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said on Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack that required “high-flow oxygen”, and also blood transfusions. “At the moment the prognosis is reserved,” it said, as the head of the Catholic Church prepared to spend…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a statement from the Vatican, doctors at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is being treated for pneumonia and bronchitis say the pontiff suffered a respiratory crisis Saturday (Feb. 22), requiring an intervention to support his breathing.  “The conditions of the Holy Father…

A general view shows the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis in Rome, on February 19, 2025. Photo by TIZIANA FABI /AFP via Getty Images Article content ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory…

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition as he battles pneumonia and a worsening respiratory infection, the Vatican has confirmed. The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalised at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since 14 February after experiencing a severe asthmatic crisis that has further complicated his pre-existing lung condition. According to the…

"He is not out of danger," said his physician, Dr. Luigi Carbone. Pope Francis is in critical condition following a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, according to a report from the Associated Press. The 88-year-old has been hospitalized for a week due to a complex lung infection, and the Vatican confirmed…

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