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Pope, ill with pneumonia, suffers breathing 'crisis': Vatican

Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" which caused him to vomit, but he was given air and responded well, the Vatican said on February 28, 2025. [AFP]

Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" on Friday which caused him to vomit, but he was given air and responded well, the Vatican said.

The 88-year-old, who has spent the past two weeks at Rome's Gemelli hospital, "presented an isolated crisis of bronchospasm which... led to an episode of vomiting with inhalation and a sudden worsening of the respiratory picture", it said in a statement.

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