VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or resignation has become almost commonplace.

The bilateral pneumonia diagnosis given to the pope on February 18 would have been a worrying turn for any patient of his age, but it was of particular concern for the leader of the Catholic Church.

As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff's death or resignation has become almost commonplace. Some newspapers have ...

Peter's Square in the Vatican on February 9, 2025 AFP via Getty Images The Vatican said the mucus that had accumulated in Francis's lungs was his body's reaction to the original pneumonia ...

Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises on Monday and was put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his battle with pneumonia, the Vatican said.

The pope was admitted to a Rome hospital on Feb. 14 with a severe respiratory infection and has been battling double pneumonia. The Vatican said Monday that the pope's prognosis remained "guarded ...

March 3 (UPI) --Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency and went back on a ventilator as he remains hospitalized for double pneumonia, the Vatican said Monday night.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People walk at dusk in St Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty ...

Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia for two weeks, is in a stable condition following an "isolated" breathing crisis on Friday, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old experienced an ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, is in a stable condition and has not had further breathing crises, the Vatican said ...

Francis has been hospitalized for nearly two weeks at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for pneumonia in both his lungs. He had breakfast and continued his therapy Thursday morning in good spirits ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors said Wednesday ...