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

Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said.

Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, suffered two acute respiratory failures, requiring intervention, the Vatican says.

Pope Francis' health has improved, Vatican sources indicated to CBS News on Friday, saying he was not currently in critical ...

All indications suggest the 88-year-old pontiff has overcome the possible risks from a respiratory crisis last week. He is ...

Pope Francis experienced two respiratory episodes Monday caused by a buildup of mucus, another setback for the Catholic ...

Pope Francis suffered two respiratory crises on Monday (Mar. 3), after over two weeks of being treated at the Roman Hospital ...

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure which prompted emergency medical intervention as the 88-year-old pontiff continues his battle with ...

Pope Francis has been put back on mechanical ventilation after suffering ‘two episodes of acute respiratory failure’. The ...

The development marked a setback in what had been two successive days of increasingly upbeat reports from doctors ...

Pope Francis has been at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome for 18 days, having been admitted due to acute bronchitis that ...