ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said. The ...

In a late update, the Vatican said the episodes were caused by a 'significant accumulation' of mucus in his lungs and ...

Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

Francis had inhaled “copious” amounts of mucus in another setback in what has become a more than two-week battle to overcome ...

Pope slept well and is no longer on mechanical ventilation, the latest positive update from the Vatican stated.

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened and turned into a complex ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis ' clinical condition remains "stable" on Sunday, the Vatican said, as the pontiff continues ...

ROME -- Pope Francis "rested well" overnight, his 17th night in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican said on Monday. "The pope rested well all night," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in ...

ROME (AP) — A stable Pope Francis had a visit Sunday from the Vatican secretary of state as he continued his recovery from ...