Sometimes bronchitis can lead to pneumonia, a deeper and far more serious infection of the lungs’ air sacs. Francis said he ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been battling health problems for years, has begun treatment in a Rome hospital.

Francis was diagnosed with bronchitis last Thursday, but had continued to hold daily audiences in his Vatican hotel suite.

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital for treatment of bronchitis and to undergo tests, ...

Pope Francis is currently in the hospital as he battles bronchitis and undergoes "necessary tests" and treatments for the condition.

Pope Francis was being treated in a hospital in Rome for bronchitis and to have medical examinations, the Vatican said Friday ...