Pope Francis experienced "an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required the use of oxygen at high flows" Feb. 22, said the daily medical bulletin released by the Vatican.

The pope's chronic lung condition plus the infections in his lungs are serious, said a doctor at Gemelli Hospital.

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Pope Francis' doctors described his condition as "stable" late Feb. 19 even though "blood tests show a slight improvement." ...

Pope Francis thanked everyone who is praying for his recovery and asked people to pray for all the health care professionals ...

On his sixth full day in Rome's Gemelli hospital, "the Holy Father's clinical condition is improving slightly," the Vatican said.

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Pope Francis is suffering from a "polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract," test results revealed Feb. 17.

The pope made his appeal for peace himself and read his prepared greetings to Italian visitors as well as the short summary ...