Pope Francis is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia — but what is this condition, and why might the pope be ...

Pneumonia can be caused by a fungal infection, but this is rare in healthy people in the UK. It may also be caused by something getting into your lungs, such as water or food (aspiration pneumonia ...

Pneumonia in both lungs is treatable, but it can be life-threatening in elderly patients like the 88-year-old pontiff. Pope Francis has double pneumonia, defined as a bacterial, viral, or fungal ...

The Vatican said that the pontiff had pneumonia in both lungs and that he “continued to present a complex picture.” By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Pope Francis has ...

The Vatican announced on Tuesday evening that Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, after new tests showed a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pontiff.

Pope Francis has developed bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican announced Tuesday, marking the latest health setback for the 88-year-old pontiff. The new diagnosis, which means the pneumonia is in ...

Earlier, the Vatican had said the 88-year-old had a “polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract” and pneumonia in both lungs, with tests indicating a “complex clinical picture.” ...

Her reported cause of death was influenza-induced pneumonia, which can be a mild, severe, or potentially life-threatening acute respiratory infection. In fact, pneumonia was listed as the fourth ...

Following Pope Francis’ diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia, doctors are speaking about the condition. The Vatican announced the Catholic faith leader’s diagnosis — which was reportedly ...