Pope Francis came close to death during a severe respiratory crisis in February, when doctors considered stopping treatment, ...

After a breathing crisis that involved the pontiff nearly choking on his vomit, "there was a real risk he might not make it," ...

Pope Francis, who was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital after a 38-day fight against double pneumonia, came very close to death at one point and doctors thought of ending his treatment, the ...

The 88-year-old pope’s most dire moment came back on February 28 when he nearly choked on his vomit after being hospitalized ...

Massimiliano Strappetti, the nurse who is Pope Francis' primary medical caregiver at the Vatican, adjusts a microphone for ...

For days, we were risking damage to his kidneys and bone marrow, but we went ahead, and his body responded to the drugs and ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, who has led the medical team treating the pope in the hospital, speaks at a news conference at Rome's Gemelli hospital March 22, 2025. The pope's doctors announced that he would be ...

Pope Francis faced a near-death experience during his recent 38-day hospitalisation for pneumonia, according to the head of ...

After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight. Pope Francis made his first public appearance on Sunday since Feb. 14 and returned to the Vatican. But with his ...