Pope Francis was in critical condition after an "asthma-like respiratory crisis" following earlier reports of pneumonia in ...

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the ...

Pope Francis was placed in “critical condition” on Saturday, the Vatican said, just four days after the religious leader contracted pneumonia. “The condition of the Holy Father continues to be ...

In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious disease due to respiratory infections.

Pope Francis slept well and ate breakfast Wednesday, the Vatican said, after he developed pneumonia in both lungs in a ...

Sergio Alfieri, one of the doctors for Pope Francis, said he is a “fragile” patient given his advanced age and chronic health ...

“The pope is fine,” Sergio Alfieri, the head surgeon at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where the pope is being treated, said ...

Pneumonia in both lungs is treatable, but it can be life-threatening in elderly patients like the 88-year-old pontiff.

Pope Francis will stay at the hospital for the entirety of next week to receive treatment for bilateral pneumonia.

The 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis. Francis’ doctors ...

Pope Francis is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia — but what is this condition, and why might the pope be ...