VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis is improving slowly as he battles double pneumonia in hospital and is reducing the use ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis remains stable in hospital and a recent chest scan confirmed improvements in his ...

Pope Francis no longer faces immediate danger, responding to treatment, Vatican says Pope Francis is no longer in immediate danger of death and is responding well to treatment in hospital, the ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis rested well overnight and is in a stable condition as he fights double pneumonia in ...

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for almost a month, remains stable and a recent X-ray confirmed ...

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Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for almost three weeks battling double pneumonia, is in stable condition and is doing ...

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(Corrects typographical error in word 'battling' in first paragraph. The error occurred in a previous story in the series) By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters ...

Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Additional reporting by Malgorzata Wojtunik and Marissa Davison; Editing by Helen Popper, David Holmes and Ros Russell NASA and SpaceX hope on Friday to launch a long ...