The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes. By Emma Bubola Reporting from the Vatican. Pope Francis had two acute ...

Asthma is an inflammation and obstruction of the bronchial tubes — the passages that allow air to enter and leave the lungs. During an asthma attack, the muscles that surround the bronchial ...

Asthma involves inflammation of the bronchial tubes (airways), which can make them more sensitive to irritants and allergens. This can lead to coughing, wheezing, and other respiratory symptoms.

Pope Francis experienced a serious health scare with a bronchial spasm after inhaling vomit, complicating his recovery from double pneumonia. He was placed on noninvasive mechanical ventilation ...

This crisis, which he may have had while he was doing physiotherapy, caused him to have an episode of vomiting, which he inhaled and that probably reached the bronchial tubes. That is why he had ...