The 88-year-old, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, experienced two acute respiratory crises on Monday.

Pope Francis is being treated with supplemental oxygen to assist him with breathing, the Vatican said Tuesday, a day after he ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency and went back on a ventilator as he remains ...

The pope, 88, suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "slept all night" following Monday's medical intervention amid two episodes of "acute ...

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 suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory insufficiency” on Monday, according to a statement from the Vatican, as the Catholic Church leader continues to fight ...

The Holy Father was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and has since been treated for respiratory infections, ...

ROME -- Pope Francis' condition appeared on Tuesday morning to stabilize after Monday's medical intervention amid two episodes of "acute respiratory failure," Vatican sources told ABC News.

Pope Francis on Monday underwent two bronchoscopies after he had “two episodes of acute respiratory failure,” the Holy See ...

Pope Francis had a health setback with “two episodes of acute respiratory failure,” the Vatican announced Monday. Francis had to undergo two bronchoscopies and doctors had to remove secretions. He had ...

Sepsis is a complication of an infection that can lead to organ failure ... of respiratory illness, having lost part of one of his lungs to pleurisy as a young man. He had an acute case of ...