Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly.

Pope Francis continues to recover from double pneumonia, entering his fifth week of hospital treatment. The Vatican has reduced the frequency of medical updates due to his stabilizing condition. Despite his ongoing complex health issues,

Pope Francis’ condition “continues to be stable,” and “the recovery process is slow and requires time for the consolidation of the improvements [that have been] recorded in recent days,” the Vatican said at 7 p.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly.

Pope Francis has spent a month in hospital, struggling with bilateral pneumonia – but what exactly is this infection?

A Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica Friday in honor of Pope Francis as the 88-year-old marked two milestones this week: his 12-year anniversary as pontiff and the one-month mark since he was hospitalized for ongoing treatment of a respiratory infection.

ROME (AP) — The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some important milestones in his papacy: The 12th anniversary Thursday of his election as pope and a near-record in length of hospital stays for a pontiff.

Pope Francis enters Gemelli Hospital in Rome with bronchitis. Feb. 17 — The pope’s care team determines he is suffering from a complex respiratory tract infection.