The pope had part of one lung removed as a young man, making him especially vulnerable to respiratory infections and pneumonia.

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

The pope had part of one lung removed as a young man, making him especially vulnerable to respiratory infections and ...

Pope Francis has transformed the church from an institution in which a few called the shots to a church of the people of God.

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

A stable Pope Francis had a visit Sunday from the Vatican secretary of state as he continued his recovery from double ...

On a recent weekend in this once deeply Catholic city, many expressed worry about Pope Francis, but there was also an air of ...

Image Young pilgrims walked along the Via della Conciliazione ... becomes the focus of everything,” said Austen Ivereigh, the pope’s biographer, who stressed he had no idea of Francis ...

The crisis was a new setback in the Pope's fight to recover from a complicated respiratory infection, which has lasted more ...

Pope Francis on Monday suffered two attacks of "acute respiratory insufficiency," the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old ...