VATICAN CITY (RNS) – On Pope Francis’ fifth day in a Rome hospital, doctors repeated their assessment that his condition was ...

June 7-16, 2023: Francis had abdominal surgery to remove scar tissue and repair an abdominal ... Feb. 17, 2025: The Vatican said a chest CT scan showed Francis had developed pneumonia in both ...

Pulmonary fibrosis or interstitial lung diseases are chronic, progressive, lung disease characterized by disabling shortness of breath, declining exercise capacity and extensive formation of scar ...