Pope Francis

Pope Francis has a “polymicrobial infection” of his respiratory tract that will require his treatment in hospital to be changed, the Vatican said Monday, ...

Doctors are tweaking their treatment of Pope Francis, the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church, as he battles a respiratory tract infection.

The Vatican said Pope Francis will be in hospital for as long as necessary - while the pontiff has continued to make phone calls from his bed to members of ...

Pope Francis had a "calm and restful" night, the Vatican reported. Hospitalized on Friday at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome for bronchitis, he continued his ...

After being admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital Friday for treatment of a persistent bronchitis, Pope Francis remains in stable condition and is alternating ...

In an update on Monday, the Vatican has said the pontiff has a "polymicrobial infection" of his respiratory tract, which has required a change in his treatment.

ROME - Pope Francis was in hospital for a fourth day on Monday, with the Vatican saying he was being treated for a respiratory tract infection and was in ...

Pope Francis will remain hospitalized in Rome, Italy so doctors can treat a complex respiratory tract infection.

Pope Francis is sick with a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract, the Vatican said Monday.

Vatican statement says pontiff, 88, is being treated for a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract.

The Vatican says the pontiff will remain in hospital "as long as needed" as he battles a respiratory tract infection.

The Holy See Press Office releases an update on Pope Francis' health as he is treated for a respiratory infection in hospital, noting that his complex ...

The 88-year-old pontiff was initially admitted to the hospital on Friday for bronchitis. On Monday, the Vatican said test results show Francis has "a ...

VATICAN CITY: Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection to tackle a "complex clinical situation" and he will remain in ...

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Pope Francis, 88, was hospitalized last Friday with bronchitis, the Vatican said, and now has a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract.”

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His clinical condition is “complex,” the Vatican said.

Officials say the 88-year-old pontiff has a "polymicrobial respiratory tract infection," but little remains known about the severity of his illness.

It said lab tests, a chest X-ray and the Pope's clinical condition "continue to present a complex picture".

Pope Francis has pneumonia in both of his lungs following a CT scan in the hospital where he's been receiving care for several days now, the Vatican said.

He had previously been diagnosed with bronchitis. On Monday, the Vatican said the pontiff had a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract and that the ...

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs and his latest laboratory tests and chest X-rays continue to reveal a "complex" medical picture ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, ...

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The 88-year-old Catholic leader has a long history of respiratory illness. So, what makes this bout of pneumonia – a severe lung infection – so “complex”? And ...

"The Pope spent a restful night, woke up and had breakfast," the Holy See Press Office shared in a note to journalists on Wednesday morning, following ...