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Pope Marks Three Weeks In Hospital, Releases Audio Message

Pope Francis marked three weeks battling double pneumonia in hospital on Friday, reported by the Vatican to be "stable" but sounding weak and breathless in his first audio message.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2025

Pope, weak yet stable, thanks well-wishers for prayers in audio message

Pope Francis has been hospitalised with double pneumonia for three weeks, his longest absence from the papacy yet.

Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2025

Audio message shows Pope’s frailty as hospital stay hits three-week mark

His thin and wavering voice underscores how weak he is

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

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Pope Francis Resting, Stable As Nears Three Weeks In Hospital

Pope Francis was "resting" Thursday after a peaceful night, the Vatican said as the 88-year-old nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia.

International Business Times · Mar 6, 2025

Stable But Still Seriously Ill, Pope Francis Misses Start Of Lent

Catholic cardinals in Rome marked the start of the Lent religious season on Wednesday without Pope Francis, as the 88-year-old spent his 20th day in hospital seriously ill with pneumonia.

International Business Times · Mar 5, 2025

Pope resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he battles pneumonia

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for double pneumonia

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025

John Paul II's hospital stays at Gemelli were much longer than Pope Francis' so far. Here's a look

Pope Francis has spent 18 full days at Rome’s Gemelli hospital recovering from double pneumonia

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

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Pope Francis health latest: Vatican issues positive update as pontiff battles pneumonia

Vatican issues latest update on Pope Francis’ condition amid battle to overcome complex respiratory infection

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025

Pope Francis has had a stable day with no more respiratory crises, Vatican says

Pontiff, 88, is receiving high-flow oxygen and his breathing will be aided overnight by a non-invasive ventilator

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Vatican provides update on Pope’s new health crisis

Pope Francis has suffered further setbacks in his fight against pneumonia that required him to resume using noninvasive mechanical ventilation to breathe

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Pope Francis suffers acute breathing crises amid pneumonia battle: Vatican

Medics at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital administer ‘mechanical ventilation’ after pontiff’s latest health setback.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2025

Pope Francis suffers two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’

Pope has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than two weeks with pneumonia

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025

Who’s who at the Vatican?

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia and other complications.

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025

Pope Francis In Stable Condition After Respiratory Episode

Pope Francis in stable condition after hospitalization for double pneumonia. Despite health challenges, he remains engaged and expresses solidarity with gl...

Pope Francis thanks well-wishers and prays ‘above all for peace’ amid pneumonia battle

Pope Francis, 88, is said to be in a stable condition amid battle with double pneumonia

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025

Pope Francis releases message as he remains in hospital battling pneumonia

The pontiff again skipped his customary Sunday noon blessing

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2025

Pope Francis 'stable' a day after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

The 88-year-old has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia

The Times of India · Mar 1, 2025

Explained: What is a bronchial spasm, the condition behind Pope Francis’s breathing scare

Pope Francis was back to sipping coffee and reading newspapers on Saturday, just hours after a serious health scare that interrupted his recovery from double pneumonia. The 87-year-old pontiff suffered a severe coughing fit on Friday afternoon, during which he accidentally inhaled vomit, triggering a bronchial spasm - a sudden…

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Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2025

Pope Francis 'resting' after setback in pneumonia recovery, Vatican says

Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ventilation on Friday after he had a coughing fit in which he inhaled vomit that needed to be extracted

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2025

Pope rests after setback in recovery — a bronchial spasm requiring further ventilation

Pope Francis is resting after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2025

Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while ‘Conclave’ heads into Oscars

The Vatican traditionally avoids discussing papal succession while the current pontiff is ill

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2025

Pope Francis suffers ‘breathing crisis’ amid battle with pneumonia

Vatican says crisis caused pope to vomit but he was given non-invasive mechanical ventilation and responded well.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Pope reaches 2-week mark at hospital with pneumonia and doctors suggest he's overcome the worst

Pope Francis has reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia amid a guarded sense of optimism

Pope Francis' Condition Improving With Oxygen Therapy

Pope Francis, 88, shows signs of improvement from bilateral pneumonia with high-flow oxygen therapy. Doctors monitor his progress closely.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

Pope Francis: why his papacy matters for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and hospitalised as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the west in the modern era, the Argentinian was elected leader of the Catholic church on 13 March 2013. At…

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