Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, is not in danger of death, but has not been fully cured ...
Joshua J. McElwee was NCR's news editor from 2021-24. He was previously the publication's Vatican correspondent from 2014-21, where his dispatches from Rome and during papal trips abroad were ...
Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with the management, staff and patients of Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital on the ...
Pope Francis spent a peaceful night in hospital and ate breakfast on Thursday, the Vatican said in its latest update on the pontiff's health. (Reporting by Joshua McElwee, ...
Joshua J. McElwee is NCR's news editor. He is a journalist who has been widely recognized for his in-depth reporting and penetrating analysis on the leadership of the global Catholic Church.
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was still suffering from a bout of bronchitis and asked an aide to read prepared remarks for a weekly general audience at the Vatican for the second time in two ...
Is the pope out of danger? No. Both doors are open. Is he at risk of immediate death? No. The therapy needs time to work,” Sergio Alfieri, a surgeon who has operated on the pope in the past, said ...
Doctors say pneumonia in such a fragile, elderly patient makes him particularly prone to complications given the difficulty in being able to effectively expel fluid from his lungs ...