Doctors have said the pope's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease.

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Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

In a brief statement shared on Monday morning by the Holy See Press Office, it read: "The night went well; the Pope slept and ...

Still hospitalized in Rome, the pope is “resting,” the Vatican said Feb. 24. However, in its bulletin the previous night, the ...

The Vatican has reported that Pope Francis remains in critical condition as of Sunday, battling pneumonia and a complex lung ...

Francis is being treated for pneumonia, a complex infection and kidney problems that have left him in critical condition.