ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Sunday after five weeks battling pneumonia that nearly killed him. He could barely lift his arms to ...

The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after a long bout with bronchitis that left him breathless at times, and which quickly developed into double pneumonia and revealed a polymicrobial ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the ...

The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after a long bout with bronchitis that left him breathless at times, and which quickly developed into double pneumonia and revealed a polymicrobial ...

Pope Francis waves as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14.

That’s what we all thought, too. And no one gave up.” Francis, 88, spent approximately 38 days in the hospital, battling bronchitis, which turned into a case of pneumonia in both lungs that gave way ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise stop at his favorite ...

where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) “Thank you all,” he said into a microphone. He was driven out of the hospital ...

Here are highlights of the longest hospital stay of Francis’ 12-year papacy, based on details provided by the Vatican: Pope Francis is hospitalized with bronchitis and a slight fever immediately ...

Clearing lung congestion eases symptoms and promotes healing from a cold, flu, or acute bronchitis. It also prevents complications like pneumonia. However, eliminating mucus is essential to managing ...

Francis was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened. He later developed a life-threatening case of pneumonia. Pope Francis ' doctors provided their first in ...