Francis was elected on March 13 2013 as the 266th pontiff and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American choice.

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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors said Wednesday his prognosis is still guarded. The Pope has now been in the hospital for ...

Vatican says Pope Francis shows further slight improvement, chest CT scan shows normal evolution of inflammation.

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However, Francis remains alert, responsive and attended mass, added the Vatican – and he has not had any more respiratory crises since Saturday night, although he was still receiving high flows ...

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Pope Francis who is battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition and his prognosis is still guarded because of the "complexity" of his clinical condition, the Vatican has said.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday, the Vatican said. Blood tests show "initial, slight insufficiency" in his kidney function, but the 88-year-old pontiff remains alert and "well ...

Pope Francis is still in critical condition but has not had any “further respiratory cris[e]s,” the Vatican said Sunday, after the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church was reported ...

MASS THIS MORNING. BRIANNA. GOOD MORNING. POPE FRANCIS HAS NOW BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. THE VATICAN SAYS HE IS CONSCIOUS BUT IN CRITICAL CONDITION, BATTLING PNEUMONIA.