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Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for two weeks with pneumonia in both of his lungs, has had a peaceful night after suffering a breathing crisis, the Vatican says. The 88-year-old pontiff ...

18:11, Mon, Mar 3, 2025 Updated: 21:09, Mon, Mar 3, 2025 Pope Francis has suffered "two episodes of acute respiratory failure", the Vatican has announced. In the latest health update this evening, the ...

At 88 years old, Pope Francis died, the Vatican announced on April 21. His cause of death was a cerebral stroke which put him in a coma followed by heart failure, his death certificate states. “At ...