The 88-year-old pontiff will require at least two months of rest, rehabilitation and convalescence at the Vatican He has been ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, medical director at Gemelli, stated on Saturday that Pope Francis will need at least two months of rest ...

A weak and frail Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican from the hospital after surviving a five-week, ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday after 38 days of battling a severe case of pneumonia in ...

Non-invasive ventilation, which delivers oxygen through a mask with the help of pressure ... adding that mucus buildup is not a positive sign in a patient with pneumonia.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, leads a nightly rosary for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Credit: Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP.

which doctors told Crux is a step between the regular oxygen mask, and a full mechanical ventilator in which the patient is intubated. Friday’s statement said Francis had a “good response ...