Pope Francis had a number of breathing crises during his time in hospital, with a doctor admitting that two of them put the ...

Pope Francis faced a life-threatening battle with pneumonia, nearly choking on his vomit during a severe breathing crisis.

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

Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in Gemelli hospital against pneumonia.

Hallelujah gelato quickly became a way to commemorate Francis’ discharge from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, a much-anticipated ...

Dr Alfieri said that the pope remained “alert” throughout the February 28 ordeal and that his personal health care assistant, ...

The pope's medical team had to decide whether to "stop and let him go or force it and try all the drugs and therapies possible." ...

Doctors taking care of Pope Francis weighed ending their treatment at one point as there “was a risk that he would not make it," a report said.

Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors ...

Doctors at Rome's Gemelli Hospital considered ending treatment for Pope Francis during a severe health crisis, but chose to ...

Pope Francis' doctors revealed that he came so near to death that they thought about stopping his treatment so he could pass ...