The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.

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The Vatican says that Pope Francis has suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises and has been put back on ...

The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

The Vatican said doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled ...

The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days subsided and a CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and reported he ...

A man walks in the ward where Pope Francis is hospitalized at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Italy, Sunday, March 2, 2025. Andrew Medichini/AP Two bronchoscopies were performed on the ...

After a scary setback in his recovery from double pneumonia, Pope Francis was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper Saturday morning. The fact that he was able to drink the beverage signaled ...

(AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia) Raniero Mancinelli, a tailor who serves prelates and popes, works in his shop in Rome, Italy, ...

The pope suffered an "isolated attack of bronchospasm" which caused vomiting with inhalation, the Vatican said on Friday.

The Vatican said that the pope "slept well during the night and is now resting" peacefully on Thursday morning as the pontiff begins his 14th day in hospital.