Pope Francis Health news

Pope Francis marks 3 weeks in hospital with no signs of recovery – National

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Pope Francis hit the three-week mark Friday in his hospitalization for double pneumonia, in stable condition, receiving therapy but not necessarily improving, after giving the world a tangible indication of just how frail and sick he is. The 88-year-old Francis spent 20 minutes in the Gemelli hospital chapel, praying and doing some work in between … Read more

Pope Francis suffers new respiratory crises, back on ventilation: Vatican – National

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Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his battle to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors extracted “copious” amounts of mucus from his lungs during two bronchoscopies, in which a camera-tipped tube was sent down into the airways with a sucker … Read more

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