The head of Pope Francis' medical team says there was a crisis during the pontiff's battle with pneumonia so dire, they ...

Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an ...

Pope Francis' life hung in the balance after a severe bronchospasm in February, which risked organ damage during an aggressive treatment. Despite the grim prognosis, his medical team pressed on, ...

Pope Francis’s primary doctor during his hospitalization has said it was the pope himself who chose to keep trying different ...

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday, causing him to breathe in vomit, the Vatican said. Francis required non-invasive mechanical ventilation following the complication. The pope ...

Pope Francis was placed on “non-invasive mechanical ventilation” Friday afternoon following an episode of bronchospasm that caused him to inhale vomit, thus worsening his ongoing respiratory ...

"The Holy Father, this afternoon, after a morning spent alternating between respiratory physiotherapy and prayer in the chapel, experienced an isolated episode of bronchospasm. This caused an ...

Vatican City: Pope Francis suffered an isolated episode of bronchospasm, which led to vomiting and a worsening of his respiratory condition, Vatican News reported. On the afternoon of February 28 ...

Pope Francis remains in stable condition after a bronchospasm attack, receiving oxygen therapy while staying alert and able to take the Eucharist. South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the 88-year-old pontiff and people close to him alike understood “that he might not survive the night,’’ after the bronchospasm attack during which the pope inhaled ...