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The Latest Breaking News from Pneumonia

Pope Francis suffers two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’

Pope has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than two weeks with pneumonia

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who at the Vatican?

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia and other complications.

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Pope Francis In Stable Condition After Respiratory Episode

Pope Francis in stable condition after hospitalization for double pneumonia. Despite health challenges, he remains engaged and expresses solidarity with gl...

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Pope Francis thanks well-wishers and prays ‘above all for peace’ amid pneumonia battle

Pope Francis, 88, is said to be in a stable condition amid battle with double pneumonia

Evening Standard

Pope Francis releases message as he remains in hospital battling pneumonia

The pontiff again skipped his customary Sunday noon blessing

The Independent UK

Pope Francis 'stable' a day after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

The 88-year-old has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia

Evening Standard

Explained: What is a bronchial spasm, the condition behind Pope Francis’s breathing scare

Pope Francis was back to sipping coffee and reading newspapers on Saturday, just hours after a serious health scare that interrupted his recovery from double pneumonia. The 87-year-old pontiff suffered a severe coughing fit on Friday afternoon, during which he accidentally inhaled vomit, triggering a bronchial spasm - a sudden…

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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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while ‘Conclave’ heads into Oscars

The Vatican traditionally avoids discussing papal succession while the current pontiff is ill

The Independent UK

Pope Francis suffers ‘breathing crisis’ amid battle with pneumonia

Vatican says crisis caused pope to vomit but he was given non-invasive mechanical ventilation and responded well.

Al Jazeera

Pope reaches 2-week mark at hospital with pneumonia and doctors suggest he's overcome the worst

Pope Francis has reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia amid a guarded sense of optimism

The Independent UK

Pope Francis' Condition Improving With Oxygen Therapy

Pope Francis, 88, shows signs of improvement from bilateral pneumonia with high-flow oxygen therapy. Doctors monitor his progress closely.

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Pope Francis: why his papacy matters for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and hospitalised as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the west in the modern era, the Argentinian was elected leader of the Catholic church on 13 March 2013. At…

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Pope Francis Continues Recovery From Double Pneumonia

Pope Francis shows signs of improvement in pneumonia battle, receiving prayers for recovery. Updates on his health and continued leadership from the hospital.

The Independent UK

Pope’s prognosis still guarded as rumours of imminent death, conclave swirl

The Vatican’s latest update shows positive signs in some areas, but not in others

The Guardian - UK

Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ in health before 13th night in hospital

Vatican says Francis’s scan ‘shows normal evolution’ of lung inflammation and kidney problem has ‘resolved’

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Pope Francis Continues Treatment For Pneumonia

Pope Francis, 88, undergoing treatment for pneumonia in Vatican. Despite critical condition, he shows signs of improvement. Global concern and solidarity f...

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Vatican shares important update on Pope Francis' health

Pope Francis' condition remains critical but stable while receiving treatment for double pneumonia, the Vatican news said on Wednesday Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pope Francis Receives Therapy For Double Pneumonia

Pope Francis receiving therapy for double pneumonia, critical condition. Prayer vigils held for his recovery. Updates on his health status.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis' friends around Rome pray for him as he fights pneumonia

Pope Francis was a frequent visitor to Rome long before he became pope

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Pope Francis Hospitalized But Continues Vatican Duties

Pope Francis, hospitalized with pneumonia, continues Vatican duties; approves saints' decrees and plans canonizations. Global support and prayers for his r...

The Independent UK

Critically ill Pope ‘slept well’, Vatican says, as thousands unite in prayer

The 88-year-old has now been in hospital for 11 days

The Conversation

Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition and hospitalized as he battles pneumonia in both lungs, was elected pope on March 13, 2013, after the surprise resignation of Benedict XVI.

Al Jazeera

Pope Francis health: A timeline and what we know so far

The pope is currently fighting pneumonia in his lungs and is also experiencing some signs of kidney failure.

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