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Pope Francis goes through day without any episodes of respiratory failure, Vatican says

Wednesday, March 5

(LONDON and ROME) -- Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," according to the Vatican.The pope received "high-flow oxygen therapy during the day, and noninvasive mechanical ventilation will be resumed during the night," the Vatican said in its...

Pope suffers 2 episodes of respiratory failure, Vatican says

Monday, March 3

(ROME) -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said.The episodes were caused by a "significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm," the Vatican's press office said in a brief statement.Two bronchoscopies were performed on the pontiff,...