The pope, 88, suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "slept all night" following Monday's medical intervention amid two episodes of "acute ...

Acute respiratory failure, which can be life-threatening, occurs when the lungs cannot pass enough oxygen into the blood.

Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said. Doctors were forced to intervene to clear mucus from the Pope's lungs, an ...

The crisis was a new setback in the Pope's fight to recover from a complicated respiratory infection, which has lasted more ...

Follow the latest updates on the Pope's health after his condition worsened in hospital following two respiratory crises.

Pope Francis remains hospitalized due to pneumonia and has experienced two episodes of breathing difficulties today, ...