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Medics at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital administer ‘mechanical ventilation’ after pontiff’s latest health setback.

Pope has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than two weeks with pneumonia

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia and other complications.

Pope Francis in stable condition after hospitalization for double pneumonia. Despite health challenges, he remains engaged and expresses solidarity with gl...

Pope Francis, 88, is said to be in a stable condition amid battle with double pneumonia

The pontiff again skipped his customary Sunday noon blessing

The 88-year-old has been in hospital for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia

Pope Francis was back to sipping coffee and reading newspapers on Saturday, just hours after a serious health scare that interrupted his recovery from double pneumonia. The 87-year-old pontiff suffered a severe coughing fit on Friday afternoon, during which he accidentally inhaled vomit, triggering a bronchial spasm - a sudden…

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 Francis is resting after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia

The Vatican traditionally avoids discussing papal succession while the current pontiff is ill