Pope Francis, recovering from a severe respiratory infection, is showing improvement. He no longer requires mechanical ...

The 88-year-old pontiff is in good spirits and is grateful for the prayers for his recovery, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains under close medical supervision as he enters his fourth week in the hospital ...

Pope Francis' health has continued to improve, the Vatican said on Wednesday, noting that the 88-year-old pontiff can now ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, defined as a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that causes inflammation and fluid accumulation in both lungs. Elderly patients are more at risk of severe ...

That infection can sometimes spread to the lungs, resulting in pneumonia, an inflammation of the lungs. Doctors say pneumonia in anyone can be serious, but for someone of the pope’s age ...

So, what makes this bout of pneumonia – a severe lung infection – so “complex”? And how will it be treated? Pneumonia is a serious infection that fills the lungs with liquid or pus and can ...

As Pope Francis battles dangerous lung infection, here’s what you need to know about the causes, symptoms, prevention tips and treatment of double pneumonia. Pope Francis, who has been battling ...

Pope Francis, 88, was hospitalized last Friday with bronchitis, the Vatican said, and now has a “polymicrobial infection of ...

So, what makes this bout of pneumonia – a severe lung infection – so “complex”? And how will it be treated? Pneumonia is a serious infection that fills the lungs with liquid or pus and can ...

Bilateral or double pneumonia is when you have pneumonia in both lungs. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs of the lungs, which can lead to them filling with liquid. Symptoms ...