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The Vatican said Francis, who was diagnosed with double pneumonia, suffered a breathing crisis and needed blood transfusions.

The Vatican said on Saturday that Pope Francis’ health had deteriorated over the past 24 hours and for the first time described his condition as “critical”, reporting he had needed supplemental oxygen ...

The Vatican reports that Pope Francis is in critical condition after experiencing a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis ...

Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said yesterday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a ...

Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, will not appear in public on Sunday to lead his usual ...

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis has the "onset of bilateral pneumonia," and that tests, a chest X-ray and the pope's clinical ...

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The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...

Vatican City, Vatican City - Pope Francis has rested well and spent ‘calm’ his third night in Gemelli hospital and continues ...

Pope Francis' respiratory infection also includes asthmatic bronchitis, requiring cortisone and antibiotic treatment.