Arcangeli also noted some of the pope’s longstanding health issues, including high blood pressure, Type II diabetes, and a history of acute respiratory failure. Francis had struggled with ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure, Vatican sources confirmed Monday. The Argentine-born Pontiff has now been hospitalized for 18 days at Rome's Gemelli clinic ...

Francis suffered from a history of acute respiratory failure caused by multimicrobial bilateral pneumonia, multiple bronchiectases, high blood pressure, and Type 2 diabetes. No new pope selected ...