The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...

After Pope Francis was listed in critical condition following asthmatic respiratory crisis, the Archbishop of Chicago discussed his decline in health, urging continued prayers for the pontiff.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...

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Pope Francis' respiratory infection also includes asthmatic bronchitis, requiring cortisone and antibiotic treatment.

The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the ...

Pope Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic hospital on Friday after experiencing symptoms of bronchitis for several days.