On Friday, the pope appeared bloated and pale during the handful of audiences he held before going to the hospital.

Francis was diagnosed with bronchitis last Thursday, but had continued to hold daily audiences in his Vatican hotel suite.

The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized in the late morning on Feb. 14 following meetings with a number of people, including ...

Sometimes bronchitis can lead to pneumonia, a deeper and far more serious infection of the lungs’ air sacs. Francis said he ...

In an evening bulletin, the Vatican said preliminary tests showed Francis had a respiratory tract infection, was running a ...

ROME — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a ...