Pope Francis experienced another setback today with “two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency” caused by “a significant accumulation of mucus in the lungs.”
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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Pope Francis denounces deregulation, neoliberalism and the breakdown of global cooperation in new letter
“Endorsing utilitarian deregulation and global neoliberalism means imposing the law of the strongest as the only rule; and it is a law that dehumanizes,” the pope wrote in a letter to members of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
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Update: ‘No negative consequences’ caused by Pope Francis’ bronchial spasm, Vatican source says
Today’s update from the pope’s doctors dispels the widespread alarm by Friday’s bronchial spasm. An informed Vatican source confirmed that “there have been no negative consequences from that crisis.”
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Update: Pope Francis’ clinical condition ‘remains stable’ and is ‘improved’ compared to yesterday
Pope Francis’ clinical condition “remains stable” and is better than yesterday, according to the latest medical report from his doctors in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which the Vatican released just before 7 p.m. on the evening of March 1.
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Source: Pope Francis in ‘critical state’ after bronchial spasm
Pope Francis had a setback after suffering an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
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Archbishop Gallagher on Trump’s negotiations with Putin, mass deportations and gutting of USAID
In an exclusive interview, Archbishop Gallagher says that if he met Donald Trump, he’d ask the president to “see behind the numbers to see the human stories that are represented by these illegal migrants in the United States today.”
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Pope Francis’ health slowly improves, but he’s not out of danger yet
“Throughout the day, he alternated between high-flow oxygen therapy and a Ventimask,” today’s medical report said. A Vatican source described this change as an improvement.
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Archbishop Gallagher on Pope Francis’ health, JD Vance’s Munich speech and Trump’s Gaza plans
In Part I of this exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, the Vatican’s foreign minister says speculation about the pope’s resignation is “at this time, not appropriate, and it’s certainly not in the cards.”
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Update: Pope Francis’ CT scan shows ‘normal progression of the lung inflammation’
Pope Francis “had a quiet night and is resting,” the Holy See Press Office informed journalists just after 8 a.m., Wednesday morning, Feb. 26, after his 12th night at the Gemelli Hospital.
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Update: Pope Francis’ doctors do not note any improvement in daily medical report
Pope Francis remains in “critical but stationary” condition, according to the medical report released by the Vatican this evening. The report does not mention any improvement since yesterday’s medical update.