Pope Francis had two episodes of 'acute respiratory insufficiency', Vatican says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Pope Francis, hospitalized with double pneumonia, suffered two acute respiratory insufficiency episodes, requiring mechanical ventilation.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory insufficiency" on Monday and required use of non-invasive, mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said.
Francis has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for more than two weeks. He was admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that triggered other complications.
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee, editing by Alvise Armellini)
Pope Francis is battling double pneumonia and has suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency.
He has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for more than two weeks, having been admitted on February 14.
He was admitted with a severe respiratory infection that triggered other complications.
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