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Pope Francis back on ventilator after respiratory failure
Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure Monday, the Vatican said, a fresh setback in the worst health crisis of his papacy.
Pope Francis, the Argentine Pontiff Who Has Never Returned Home
Pope Francis, 88, has been in a critical condition due to a lung infection. His two weeks in Rome's Gemelli hospital is the longest stay of his papacy and underscores his frailty. Francis has made more than 45 international trips during his papacy,
Pope Francis is stable after setback while hospitalized with pneumonia, Vatican says
Pope Francis, who has been in the hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, is in a stable condition and has not had further breathing crises after a health setback the day before, the Vatican said on Saturday.
Pope Francis Suffers New Breathing Crises
Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation
Pope suffers 2 episodes of respiratory failure, Vatican says
Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said. The episodes were caused by a "significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm,
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Pope Francis: ‘God Does Not Abandon Us’ as We Support the Sick and Suffering
To the ills of this world, Pope Francis calls us to be a Church that ministers to the body, mind and heart of our brothers ...
Pilgrims pray for Pope Francis in the hometown of his namesake
Pilgrims in the Italian town of Assisi say they are praying for Pope Francis on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a ...
Pope Francis is in critical condition after respiratory crisis but "continues to be alert," the Vatican says
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...
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Pope Francis not out of danger, but expected to live, medical team says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, is not yet out of danger but is expected to live, one of his doctors said on Friday. Francis is being ...