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Pope Francis is sitting upright and continuing to receive treatment for double pneumonia, more than a week after he was ...

The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days subsided and a CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of ...

A CT chest scan taken Tuesday evening showed the "normal evolution" of an infection as it is being treated. Blood tests have confirmed an improvement, according to the Vatican's update. The slight ...

Pope Francis entered the hospital for treatment of bronchitis on Feb. 14. Almost two weeks later, doctors say the pope — who contracted a case of double pneumonia while at Romes ...

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Pope Francis is sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia while he remains in critical condition.

The pope spent another 'quiet night' in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering from a bout with bronchitis since Feb. 14, the Vatican said Wednesday.

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Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new respiratory crises, as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, the ...

"There have been no acute respiratory episodes and hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable. In the evening, he underwent a scheduled CT scan for radiological monitoring of the bilateral pneumonia ...