Pope Francis had 'isolated' breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Pope Francis, hospitalized with double pneumonia, faced a breathing crisis and received non-invasive ventilation, the Vatican confirmed.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for two weeks, had an "isolated breathing crisis" on Friday and received "non-invasive mechanical ventilation" to help him breathe, the Vatican said in a statement.
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
Pope Francis is battling double pneumonia and has been in the hospital for two weeks.
He experienced an 'isolated breathing crisis' and received non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
He has been hospitalized for two weeks due to his health condition.
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