The Vatican said the pope responded well to the treatment, with a good level of gas exchange, and remained conscious and alert at all times.

The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis is on a breathing machine after suffering a sudden respiratory episode during his hospitalization. "The Holy Father, this afternoon, after a morning spent ...

Pope France, who has been in the hospital since February 14, experienced two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, suffered two acute respiratory failures, ...

Pope Francis on Monday suffered two attacks of "acute respiratory insufficiency," the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old ...

After experiencing progressive improvement the past few days, Pope Francis experienced “an isolated crisis of bronchospasm” which led to coughing and “vomiting with inhalation,” which worsened his ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said. The ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure Monday, the Vatican said, a fresh setback in the worst health ...

The first is bronchospasm, Dozor told Live Science. During an asthma attack, the bronchi of the lungs — the passages that connect the windpipe to the lungs — spasm and narrow, making it ...

The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis is on a breathing machine after suffering a sudden respiratory episode during his hospitalization. HIs prognosis "remains guarded." Faithful attend a ...

He does not have a fever and does not have a high white blood cell count, the Vatican said. Pope Francis has not had any other episodes of bronchospasm since the isolated attack on Friday, the Vatican ...

The pope did not have any episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasm on Tuesday, according to the Vatican. Pope Francis has remained "alert, cooperating with therapy and oriented," the ...