Pope Francis has had a new bronchospasm crisis as he battles pneumonia in a Rome hospital and his prognosis remains guarded, the Vatican said Friday. "The Pope in the early afternoon today, after a ...

Pope France, who has been in the hospital since February 14, experienced two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent ...

The Vatican said the pope responded well to the treatment, with a good level of gas exchange, and remained conscious and alert at all times.

After experiencing progressive improvement the past few days, Pope Francis experienced “an isolated crisis of bronchospasm” which led to coughing and “vomiting with inhalation,” which worsened his ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, suffered two acute respiratory failures, ...

Pope Francis, 88, was placed on a non-invasive mechanical ventilator after a bronchospasm caused him to inhale vomit. His condition is “guarded.” ...

After experiencing what doctors described as a “bronchospasm” Friday, requiring him to be temporarily put on a ventilator, the Vatican has said Pope Francis is in stable condition, but there is still ...

The first is bronchospasm, Dozor told Live Science. During an asthma attack, the bronchi of the lungs — the passages that connect the windpipe to the lungs — spasm and narrow, making it ...

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

ROME -- Pope Francis' condition appeared on Tuesday morning to stabilize after Monday's medical intervention amid two ...

Not long before the Vatican revealed his Friday bronchospasm, Vatican sources told CBS News the pope's health had improved, saying he was not in critical condition after exactly two weeks in hospital.