The Pope has 'isolated' breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican sources say

Pope has coffee and rests after setback in recovery

Pope Francis had coffee and was reading newspapers Saturday after doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a bronchial spasm.

Pope Francis 'resting' after setback in pneumonia recovery, Vatican says

Doctors had put him on non-invasive mechanical ventilation on Friday after he had a coughing fit in which he inhaled vomit that needed to be extracted

Pope spends ‘peaceful night’ after breathing crisis

“If the pope survives [...] he will face the question of whether or not to resign," says Italian Vatican expert.

The new note from the Holy See after the bronchospasm crisis that struck the Pontiff yesterday afternoon. “He has no fever, this morning he had his coffee and read...

After a quiet morning, the Pontiff's condition rapidly worsened: it was necessary to resort to non-invasive mechanical ventilation. The expert: “Oxygen, cortisone, efforts: getting out of it will be a long time.” Pope Francis' condition is once again causing great concern. “The Pope...

Pope has ‘peaceful night’ after ‘breathing crisis’ in hospital

Pope Francis had a “peaceful night” in hospital after suffering an “isolated breathing crisis” in his battle with double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Saturday.The episode on Friday evening led to vomiting and a “sudden worsening of [the Pope’s] respiratory condition” following an “isolated bronchospasm”.His lungs had to be aspirate – cleared of vomit – and he received gas through a face mask to help him breathe.On Saturday morning, the Vatican…