"Me, with my bronchitis, I cannot (read) still," the pope said. "I hope that next time I can." Francis, 88, has been pope since 2013 and has suffered from influenza and other health problems several times over the past two years.

Francis, 88, has been pope since 2013 and has suffered from influenza and other health problems several times over the past two years.

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, according to The Vatican. He was first hospitalized on February 14th. The Vatican said Pope Francis suffered a serious asthma attack, requiring high-flow oxygen and a blood transfusion.

So far, 2025 has been the winter of respiratory ailments, with influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) making up three-fourths of what some are referring to as the "quademic." But one we haven't heard relatively much about is pneumonia.

Pope Francis' health has deteriorated over the past 24 hours, the Vatican said in a statement on Saturday, adding that he had suffered a "prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis" and had needed blood transfusions.

Pope Francis "is more unwell than yesterday", the Vatican said in a statement on Saturday, adding that he had suffered a "prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis" earlier in the day. The Vatican statement said the pope,

Pope Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital resting after his condition was said to have deteriorated the previous evening following an asthma attack, the Vatican said

The Vatican said earlier on Friday that the pope would skip several planned public events over the next three days as he recovers in hospital. Francis, who has been pontiff since 2013, has had influenza and other health problems several times over the past ...

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Pope Francis, 88, has been hospitalised at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since February 14, for a respiratory tract infection, which he had been fighting since early this month. The infection worsened and developed into pneumonia in both lungs.

The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts. Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized, has bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday.