Prayers for Pope Francis amid serious worries about his health
Pope Francis remains in critical condition, with blood test revealing early signs of kidney failure. Seth Doane reports from Rome.
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Pope Francis remains in critical condition, with blood test revealing early signs of kidney failure. Seth Doane reports from Rome.
The Vatican says the 88-year-old pontiff remains alert and “well-oriented.”
Francis has been in the hospital now for more than a week with double pneumonia. The 88-year-old has long dealt with breathing problems. He had part of one lung removed decades ago.
Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, remained in critical condition Saturday night, after suffering a prolonged respiratory crisis that required him to be treated with high flows of oxygen.
The update came after a Vatican spokesman said the Pope "rested well" overnight.
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.
Doctors for Pope Francis say he isn't entirely out of the woods yet, but his condition is not life-threatening. The 88-year-old pontiff has been in the hospital for a week for treatment for double pneumonia in addition to chronic bronchitis.
Doctors for Pope Francis say he isn't entirely out of the woods yet, but his condition is not life-threatening. The 88-year-old pontiff has been in the hospital for a week for treatment for double pneumonia in addition to chronic bronchitis.
Pope Francis, despite a worrying bilateral pneumonia diagnosis, is breathing on his own and not experiencing heart problems, sources tell CBS News.
Pope Francis has developed bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican announced Tuesday, marking the latest health setback for the 88-year-old pontiff.
Doctors are tweaking their treatment of Pope Francis, the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church, as he battles a respiratory tract infection.
Pope Francis is receiving treatment in the hospital with a respiratory infection, after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.
The pontiff will be treated for bronchitis and undergo medical examinations.
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